This volume assembles ten research papers and one history article that emerged from presentations at the 11th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae, held in August 2024, at the 27th International Congress of Entomology, in Kyoto, Japan. The volume continues the historic tradition of special publications “Research on Chrysomelidae” that started in 2008 with RoC 1, published by Brill Academic Publishers, from RoC 3 as Special Issues of ZooKeys, published by Pensoft (Sofia). These special volumes were the idea of Pierre Jolivet (1922–2020), and the series has continued over the years to today’s RoC 10, from various meetings with different Chrysomelidae symposia organizers and volume editors (Table 1).
Table 1.
Summary of special volumes on Chrysomelidae.
| Volume | Year | Editors | Meeting | City/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Entomography 3: 371–503 | 1985 | David G. Furth & Terry N. Seeno | 1st International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. 1984 | Hamburg, Germany |
| Biology of Chrysomelidae. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht etc. | 1988 | Pierre Jolivet, Eduard Petitpierre, & Ting H. Hsiao | ||
| Second International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Entomography 6: 343–552 | 1989 | David G. Furth & Terry N. Seeno | 2nd International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. 1988 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Backhuis, Leiden | 1994 | David G. Furth | 3rd International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. 1992 | Beijing, China |
| Novel Aspects of the Biology of Chrysomelidae. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht etc. | 1994 | Pierre H. Jolivet, Michael L. Cox, & Eduard Petitpierre | ||
| Chrysomelidae Biology, 3 vols, SPB Academic Publ., Amsterdam | 1996 | Pierre H.A. Jolivet & Michael L. Cox | ||
| Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Atti Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Torino | 1998 | Maurizio Biondi, Mauro Daccordi, & David G. Furth | 4th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. 1996 | Florence, Italy |
| Advances in Chrysomelidae Biology 1. Backhuis Publ., Leiden | 1999 | Michael L. Cox | ||
| Special Topics in Leaf Beetle Biology – Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae | 2003 | David G. Furth | 5th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. 2000 | Iguassu, Brazil |
| New Developments in the Biology of Chrysomelidae. SPB Academic Publ., The Hague | 2004 | Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, & Michael Schmitt | ||
| Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 54(4): 173–312 (2005) | 2006 | Michael Schmitt | 6th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. 2004 | Bonn, Germany |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 1. Brill Publ., Leiden - Boston | 2008 | Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, & Michael Schmitt | ||
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 2. Brill Publ., Leiden - Boston | 2009 | Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, & Michael Schmitt | 7th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. 2008 | Durban, South Africa |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 3. ZooKeys 157: 1–179 | 2011 | Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, & Michael Schmitt | 1st European Symposium on the Chrysomelidae 2010 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 4. ZooKeys 332: 1–231 | 2013 | Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, & Michael Schmitt | 8th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae 2012 | Daegu, South Korea |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 5. ZooKeys 547: 1–203 | 2015 | Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, & Michael Schmitt | 2nd European Symposium on the Chrysomelidae 2014 | York, England, UK |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 6. ZooKeys 597: 1–99 | 2016 | Pierre Jolivet, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, & Michael Schmitt | ||
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 7. ZooKeys 720: 1–137 | 2017 | Caroline S. Chaboo & Michael Schmitt | 9th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae 2016 | Orlando, FL, USA |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 8. ZooKeys 856: 1–196 | 2019 | Caroline S. Chaboo, Michael Schmitt, & Maurizio Biondi | 3rd European Symposium on the Chrysomelidae 2018 | Naples, Italy |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 9. ZooKeys 1177: 1–258 | 2023 | Caroline S. Chaboo & Michael Schmitt | 10th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae 2022 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Research on Chrysomelidae (RoC) 10. ZooKeys 1–233 | 2025 | Caroline S. Chaboo, Yoko Matsumura, & Michael Schmitt | 11th International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae 2024 | Kyoto, Japan |
The present volume brings together the latest research in biology and systematics from diverse authors and research teams in the Americas, China, Europe, Japan, and Taiwan. The contributors included new students of Chrysomelidae, established experts, and senior retirees. The papers included cover history, taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and pest management and reflect the diversity of contemporary research in Chrysomelidae.
The ICE Kyoto was held in Japan for the first time after 44 years (XVI ICE 1980) and was the biggest entomological conference after the COVID pandemic, providing a brilliant chance for Japanese students/ young postdocs to meet international entomologists. Indeed, the fact that one-fourth of the participants were from Japan (1,084 out of a total 4,041 registered participants) reflects the high expectations of Japanesse scientists. A commemorative review book composed of several chapters, including all major topics dealt with in ICE 2024, is planned and is now under a review process in Japan. Regarding our symposium, we received four of 15 talks and one poster presentation from Japanese students/ young postdocs (on top of these, three more presentations were given by Japanese scientists). The symposium provided the Japanese students/ young postdocs with an invaluable and unforgettable opportunity to meet international fellows and experts.
The Facebook group of chrysomelid enthusiasts, Chrysomelidae Forum, comprises today 4,700 members (from 426 members in 2017) and has become a daily forum for announcing news, especially new publications, and obtaining identifications for Chrysomelidae. The Chrysomela newsletters (vol. 56 in 2025, editor CS Chaboo) are published informally from time to time. Our next international meetings will be at the 13th European Congress of Entomology (ECE), Tours, France in July 2026 and the 28th International Congress of Entomology, Cape Town, South Africa in July 2028. We hope many researchers will join us to meet in person and update our community on new methods and approaches in Chrysomelidae research.
Figures 1–3.
Editors of RoC 10 1 Caroline S Chaboo 2 Yoko Matsumura 3 Michael Schmitt.
After co-editing 12 volumes on Chrysomelidae, among them ten volumes of RoC, editor “Theo” Michael Schmitt steps down from the editorial board, hoping that younger motivated editors continue the series “Research on Chrysomelidae”.
The editors are grateful to Yordanka Banalieva, Lyubomir Penev, and all the other friendly staff at Pensoft for a smooth and joyful co-operation.
Citation
Chaboo CS, Matsumura Y, Schmitt M (2025) Editorial. In: Chaboo CS, Matsumura Y, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 10. ZooKeys 1252: 1–3. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1252.153532
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Caroline S. Chaboo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-8042
Yoko Matsumura https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3438-2161
Michael Schmitt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-3643
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