Edward Riley

Areas of Expertise

Systematics of Chrysomelidae

Professional Summary

Ed Riley (retired) is the former Associate Curator of the Texas A&M University Insect Collection (1988 – 2015). His professional and research interests include maintenance and development of insect collections, insect identification, Coleoptera of Texas, and biology and systematics of Chrysomelidae.

Selected Publications

1. Riley, E. G. 2020. A review of the Colaspis suilla species group, with description of three new species from Florida (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). Insecta Mundi 830: 1-21.
2. Riley, E. G. 2020. A new species of Parorectis Spaeth from the north-central United States, with notes on prothoracic and head morphology of the genus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini). Insecta Mundi 808: 1-9.
3. Riley, E. G.2019. Eulepton burkei Riley (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a new genus and species of eumolpine leaf beetle from western Texas. The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(4): 999-1006.
4. Riley, E. G., D. M. Weisman and M. L. Quinn. 2019. A taxonomic review of the Xanthonia species occurring in Texas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). Zootaxa 4668(1): 1-29.
5. Riley, E. G., S. M. Clark, and T. N. Seeno. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). The Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 1. [4] + 290 pp