Publications

***=high-school (n=1); **=undergraduate student (n=32); *=graduate student (n=11); ^♀=female (n=66); co-authors from 24 countries

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‘BEETLES OF PERU’: scroll down for articles from 2015-present

In Prep.

Yoshida Takahiro, Ivan Gasangwa, Saidi Rumanzi Mbaraka, Hugh Heron, and Caroline S. Chaboo. In prep. Checklist of Cassidinae of Rwanda (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and biological notes on Aspidimorpha (Megaspidomorpha) angolensis Weise, 1896 (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini).

Deane, Carol^♀, Elisabeth Geisser^♀, Chris Burwell, and Caroline S. Chaboo. In prep. Biology notes on Meroscalsis blackburni Spaeth, 1903 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini) on Parsonia R.Br. species (Apocynaceae) in Australia.

Burwell, Chris, Carol Deane^♀, Mariana Hopper^♀, and Caroline S. Chaboo. In prep. Natural history of Austropsecadia chlorina (Weise, 1899) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidini) on the first documented host plant, Parsonsia straminea (R.Br.) F.Muell. (Apocynaceae), in Australia.

Submitted

Duarte-de-Mélo, Jefferson, Caroline S. Chaboo, Suianne Cajé, Ayane Suênia-Bastos, and Iracilda Maria de Moura Lima. In prep. The life cycle of a Chlamisus leafbeetle on Malvaceae host plants (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae: Fulcidacini).

Calcetas, Orlando A., Joel L. Adorada, Michael Schmitt, and Caroline S. Chaboo. In prep. Construction, morphology and functions of the fecal armor in larvae of Podontia quatuordecimpunctata (L.) (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini).

In Review

In Revision

Accepted

Caroline S. Chaboo, Arthur V. Evans, and Jorge A. Santiago-Blay. Accepted. Family Orsodacnidae. In: Arthur V. Evans, Andrew B.T. Smith, Paul E. Skelley, Jennifer Giron (Editors), Beetles of Canada and the United States, Volume 2: Polyphaga (Dascilloidea–Curculionoidea).

Calcetas, Orlando A., Joel L. Adorada, Barbara L. Caoili^♀, Samantha Izabelle R. Alforja^♀, Caroline S. Chaboo, Charles L. Staines, Divina Amalin^♀, Mark Balendres, Madora Abril D. Gallegos^♀, Brian Joseph S. Zulueta, Rachel Ann Anabo^♀, and Monalisa O. Recuenco^♀. Accepted. Three new records of fungal entomopathogens of Sineguelas Leaf Beetle (SLB), Podontia quatuordecimpunctata (L.) (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), in the Philippines.

2024
Chaboo, Caroline S., Vivian E. Sandoval-Gómez^♀, Mariana Campos^♀, and Geoff B. Monteith. 2024. Biology of Aproida balyi Pascoe, 1863 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Aproidini) on its host plant, Eustrephus latifolius R. Rr. ex Ker-Gawl (Asparagaceae) in Australia. Insecta Mundi 1074: 1-28. Download here:
https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/default.asp?action=insectamundi&id=insecta_new&year=2024

Agrain, Federico A., Bárbara Vento^♀, Vivian Flinte^♀, Chris A.M. Reid, and Caroline S. Chaboo. 2024. Global macroecological patterns in host plant associations of Cryptocephalinae case-bearer leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 20: 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blae041

2023

Chaboo, Caroline S., and Michael Schmitt (Editors). 2023. Research on Chrysomelidae 9. ZooKeys 1177. Special Issue. Pensoft Publishers.

Chaboo, Caroline S., and Michael Schmitt. 2023. Editorial. Research on Chrysomelidae 9. ZooKeys 1177. Special Issue. Pensoft Publishers.

Chaboo, Caroline S., Sally Adam^♀, Kenji Nishida, and Luke Schletzbaum. 2023. Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of fecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini). ZooKeys 1177: 87-146. Special Issue, Research on Chrysomelidae 9. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1177.102600
News features:

1. Richard Pallardy. 2023. https://www.livescience.com/animals/beetles/tortoise-beetle-larvae-use-their-telescopic-anuses-to-build-shields-from-shed-skin-and-poop?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social

   2. Sabrina Imbler. 2023. https://defector.com/these-baby-beetle-backpacks-are-made-of-poop

Calcetas, Orlando A., Joel L. Adorado, Charles L. Staines, Caroline S. Chaboo, Rachel A. Anabo^♀, and Monalisa O. Recuenco^♀. 2023. Biology of Podontia quatuordecimpunctata L. (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), the sineguelas leaf beetle (SLB) pest of the sineguelas tree crop, Spondias purpurea L. (Anacardiaceae), in the Philippines. Insecta Mundi 1001: 1-39. https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/1001_Calcetas_etal_2023.pdf

Dendi, Divya^♀***, Timo Förster**, and Caroline S. Chaboo. 2023. Arthropod Diversity in Phytotelmata of Calathea capitata (Ruiz and Pav.) Lindl. (Zingiberales: Marantaceae) host plants from Peru. Revista Peruana Biologia 30(2): e25654. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v30i2.25654

Tharina L. Bird^♀, Smith Moeti, Robert K. Hitchcock, Melinda C. Kelly^♀, Nonofo Gotcha^♀*, Lefang L. Chobolo**, Kgsi K. Moatlhodi**, Leungo D. Mukoka**, Emmanuel K. Sekopo**& Caroline S. Chaboo. 2023. Orb-web spider Argiope (Araneidae) as indigenous arrow poisons of G/ui and G//ana San hunters in the Kalahari. PLoS One 18(1): e0276557. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276557

2022
McHugh, Joseph V., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2022. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Sphindidae Jacquelin du Val, 1860, Corylophidae LeConte, 1852, and Latridiidae Erichson, 1842.  Revista peruana de biología 29(4): 0-6, e23969.

Adam^♀, Sally, Mariana Campos^♀, Hugh D.C. Heron, Charles Staines, Rob Westerduijn, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2022. Natural history notes of Cassida sphaerula Boheman, 1853 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidini) on Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten (Asteraceae) in South Africa. Insecta Mundi 0945: 1–23.
Download: https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/131550/135141

Bezark, Larry, Rob Westerduijn, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2022. Cistudinella inanis (Boheman, 1854), a new country record for Paraguay (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Ischyrosonychini). Revista Peruana de Biologia 29(1): 3 pp. 

2021
Geoff B. Monteith, Vivian E. Sandoval Gomez^♀, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2021. Natural history of the Australian tortoise beetle Notosacantha dorsalis (Waterhouse, 1877) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Notosacanthini) with summary of the genus in Australia. The Australian Entomologist 48(4): 329–354.

Suianne Oliveira dos Santos Cajé^♀**, Jefferson Duarte de Melo*, Caroline S. Chaboo, & Iracilda Maria de Moura Lima^♀. 2021. Natural history of Polychalca (Desmonota) sp. Hope, 1839 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Omocerini) on the host plant, Varronia globosa Jacq. (Boraginaceae) in Brazil. The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(2): 410–414.

Waite, Evan S.*, and Caroline S. Chaboo. 2021. Aruba is a new country record for Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say, 1824) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hemisphaerotini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(2): 330–333.

Schmitt, Michael, Caroline S. Chaboo, & Maurizio Biondi. 2019. Editorial. pp. 1-2. In: Schmitt, Michael, Caroline S. Chaboo, & Maurizio Biondi. (Eds.), Research on Chrysomelidae 8. ZooKeys, Special Issue, Pensoft Publishers.

Schmitt, Michael, Caroline S. Chaboo, & Maurizio Biondi. (Eds.). 2019. Research on Chrysomelidae 8 (RoC8). ZooKeys 856.

Chaboo, Caroline S., Robert K. Hitchcock, Justin Bradfield, & Lyn Wadley^♀. 2019. Chpt. 2. Beetle and Plant Arrow Poisons of the San People of Southern Africa. pp. 11-71. In: Wexlar, Philip. (Ed.), Toxicology in Antiquity, 2nd Edn. Academic Press Elsevier, London, 495pp.

2018
Kirmse, Susan^♀, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2018. Polyphagy and florivory prevail in a leaf-beetle community (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) inhabiting the canopy of a tropical lowland rainforest in southern Venezuela. Journal of Natural History 1464-5262. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1548666

Johnson, Paul J., Hannah K. Boyd^♀**, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2018. New species of Elateridae (Coleoptera) from Madre de Dios, Peru, with new taxonomic changes and distribution records. Revista Peruana de Biología 26(2): 75-90.

2017

Schmitt, Michael, & Caroline S. Chaboo (Eds.). 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers, 720: 137 pp. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.720.22474.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Michael Schmitt. 2017. Editorial. pp. 1-3. In: Schmitt, Michael, & Caroline S. Chaboo (Eds.), Research on Chrysomelidae 7. ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers, 720: 1–3. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.720.22474.

2016 (more below in the ‘Beetles of Peru’ project)

López-Pérez, Sara^♀*, Santiago Zaragoza-Caballero, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Ogdoecosta Spaeth 1919 with description of one new species, Ogdoecosta paraflavomaculata López-Pérez (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). Zootaxa 4179(3):410-440.

Shameen, Koormath M.*, Kaniyarikkal D. Prathapan, Mannankadiyan Nasser, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. Natural History of Javeta pallida Baly, 1858 on Phoenix palms in India (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Coelaenomenoderini). ZooKeys 597: 39-56. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.597.6876

Chaboo, Caroline S., Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo^♀, & Matthias E. Schöller. 2016. Catalog of known immature stages of Camptosomate leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae and Lamprosomatinae). Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society 118(2): 150-217.

Maes, Jean-Michel, Jesus Gómez-Zurita, Edward G. Riley, Donald Windsor, Lech Borowiec, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. Catalogo de los Chrysomelidae de Nicaragua. Parte VIII. Cassidinae (sensu stricto). Revista Nicaraguense de entomologia 26(2014), parte 8: 190 pp. 

Chaboo, Caroline S., Megan Biesele^♀, Robert K. Hitchcock, & Andrea Weeks^♀. 2016. Beetles and plant arrow poisons of the Ju|hoan and Hai||om San peoples of Namibia (Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae; Plantae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Burseraceae). ZooKeys 558: 9–54. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.558.5957. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.558.5957

‘BEETLES OF PERU’ PROJECT

Not authored by Chaboo, but contribution in the ‘Beetles of Peru’ project

In prep.

Anderson, Robert D. In Prep. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Curculionidae.

Cline, Andrew. In Prep. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Discolomatidae.

Geiser, Michael. In Prep. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Artematopidae Larcordaire, 1857.

Igor Souza-Gonçalves*, Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, Vivian E. Sandoval-Gómez^♀, Ester H. Oliveira^♀, and Caroline S. Chaboo. In Prep. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Ciidae Leach, 1819.

2020
Shepard, William D. 2020. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Mycetophagidae Leach 1815. Revista Peruana de Biología 27(2):121-126.

2019

Legalov, Andrei A. 2019. Two new species of the genus Stenommatus Wollaston, 1873 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae; Dryophthorini) from Peru. Revista Peruana de Biología 26(4): 405-409. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i4.17212

Legalov, Andrei A. 2019. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Attelabidae Billberg, 1820. Revista peruana de biología 26(1): 033-040.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i1.15908

2018

Pollock, Darren. 2018. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Pythidae Solier, 1834. Revista peruana de biología 25(3): 321-324.

2017

Gonzalez. Guillermo, Diego Perla, & Lúcia M. Almeida^♀. 2017. Descripción de tres notables nuevas especies del género Psyllobora Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) de Perú. Revista Chilena de Entomología 42: 81-90.

Johnson, Paul J. 2017. A new species of Dodecacius Schwarz (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Madre de Dios, Peru. Revista peruana de biología 24(3): 243–248. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v24i3.13903 …

Darby, Michael. 2017a. Taxonomic review of the genera Micridium Motschulsky, 1869 and Micridina Johnson, 1969 (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) with eleven new species including the first records from South America and Madagascar. Zootaxa 4242(2): 233–254.

Darby, Michael. 2017b. Studies of Peruvian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 6: new species and records of Acrotrichini. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 153(3): 179–203.

McElrath, Thomas C. 2017. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Monotomidae Laporte, 1840. Revista peruana de biología 24(2):187–192. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v24i2.13006

Erwin, Terry L. 2017. Carabidae of Peru: Additions and corrections (Coleoptera). Coleopterists Bulletin 71(2): 419–420.

Szawaryn, Karol^♀, & Guillermo González. 2017. A new species of Mada Gordon from the Andes (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini). Zootaxa 4226 (3): 442–446.

Smith, Sarah M^♀, Alexander V. Petrov, & Anthony I. Cognato. 2017. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Curculionidae, Scolytinae. Coleopterists Bulletin 71(1): 77-94.

Kirkendall, Lawrence. 2017. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Curculionidae, Platypodinae Schukard, 1840. Coleopterists Bulletin 71(1): 99-115.

Otto, Robert L. 2017. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829. Revista Peruana de Biologia 24(1): 11–24.

Mantiellieri, Antoine, Luca Bartoozzi, & Alessandra Sforzi^♀. 2016. Brentidae (weevils) of Peru. (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). ZooKeys 4221(1): 60–70.

2016

Arango, Rachel A.^♀*, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Ptinidae Latreille, 1802. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(3): 249–252.

Johnson, Paul J., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. First record of the family Throscidae (Insecta: Coleoptera), a new species of Aulonothroscus Horn, and new species records to the fauna of Peru. Revista Peruana de Biologia 23(3): 237–242.

Constantin, Robert, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(2): 195–201.

Pollock, Darren A., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(2): 174–177.

Asenjo, Angelico, Ainsley Seago^♀, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Leiodidae Fleming, 1821. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(2): 191–194.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Matthias Schöller. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae and Lamprosomatinae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(00): 178–181.

Not authored by Chaboo, but part of the ‘Beetles of Peru’ project

Shepard, William D. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Chelonariidae Champion, 1845. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(3): 254–255.

Shepard, William D. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(3): 253–253.

Pinto, John D., & Marco A. Bologna. 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(2): 202–209.

Chandler, Donald 2016. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Anthicidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89(2): 182–190.

2015
Agrain, Federico A., Matthew Buffington, &  Caroline S. Chaboo, Maria Lourdes Chamorro, & Matthias E. Schöller. 2015. Leaf beetles are ant-nest beetles: the curious life histories of the juvenile stages of case-bearers (Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae). ZooKeys 547: 133–164. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.547.6098. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.547.6098

Darby, Michael, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Phytotelmatrichis, a new genus of Acrotrichinae (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) associated with the phytotelmata of Zingiberales plants in Peru. ZooKeys 4052(1): 96-106.

Monné, Miguel A., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, Vesperidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(1): 00-00.

Háva, Jiří, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Distributional notes on some Nosodendridae (Coleoptera) – XV. New faunistic data of Nosodendron Latreille, 1804 species from Peru. Arquivos Entomolóxicos 14: 111–113.
http://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae14_2015_hava_chaboo_distributional_notes_nosodendridae_coleoptera_xv_peru.pdf

Macedo, Maragrete V.^♀, Vivian Flinte^♀, André Abejanella**, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Three New Reports of Subsocial Tortoise Beetles from South America (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2015): 1-5. doi: 10.1093/aesa/sav086

Chaboo, Caroline S. 2015. New distribution records of Diamphidia femoralis Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(03): 408-409.

Flowers, R. Wills, & Caroline S.  Chaboo. 2015. Natural history of the tortoise beetle, Discomorpha (Discomorpha) biplagiata (Guérin, 1844) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Omocerini). Insecta Mundi 439: 1-10.

2015 – ‘Beetles of Peru’ project

Batelka, Jan, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Ripiphoridae Gemminger and Harold, 1870. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(03): 399-403.

Furth, David G., Vilma Savini^♀, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Chrysomelidae: Alticinae (Flea Beetles). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 368–374.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & R. Wills Flowers. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 354–355.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & R. Wills Flowers. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae Hope, 1840. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 375–379.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Shawn Clark. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 361–367.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & R. Wills Flowers. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 380–383.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Charles L. Staines. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 387–398.

Schmitt, Michael, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 384–386..

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Geoffrey E. Morse. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the families. Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 356–360.

Chaboo, Caroline S., 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Lymxyelidae Fleming, 1821. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 258–259.

Bocakova, Milada^♀, Matthew L. Gimmel, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Lycidae, LaPorte, 1836. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 243–247.

Hespenheide, Henry, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Buprestidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 211–214.

McHugh, Joseph V., Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Erotylidae Latreille, 1802. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 274–282.

Chaboo, Caroline S., Matthew L. Gimmel, & Milada Bocakova^♀. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Phengodidae LeConte, 1861. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 000-000.

Háva, Jiří, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Nosodendridae (Derodontoidea), Dermestidae, Bostrichidae (Bostrichoidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(3): 404-407.
see: http://www.dermestidae.com/

Mayor, Adrien, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Mauroniscidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 215–216.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & William D. Shepard. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Clambidae, Eucinetidae, Scirtidae (Scirtoidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 208–210

Thomas, Michael C., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Cucujidae, Laemophloeidae, Silvanidae, Passandridage (Cucujoidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 251–257.

Johnson, Paul J., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 267–268.

Johnson, Paul J., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Elateridae Leach, 1815. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 269–272.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Paul J. Johnson. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Cerophytidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 273-273.

Perkins Philip D., & C.S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 180–181.

Erwin, Terry L., Charyn Micheli^♀, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Carabidae Latreille, 1802. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 151–162.

Darby, Michael, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Ptiliidae Heer. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 182–183.

Burke, Alan*, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the families. Cleridae Latrielle, 1802. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 260–266.

Sikes, Derek S., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Silphidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 184–185.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & William D. Shepard. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Myxophaga. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 144-145.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & William D. Shepard. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae (Suborder Adephaga). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 146-150.

Shepard, William D., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Epimetopidae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae (Hydrophiloidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 169-172.

Monné, Miguel A., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, Vesperidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(1): 34–120.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Alessandro Catenazzi. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A survey of the Families. Biogeography. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(02): 140–143.

Not authored by Chaboo, but part of the ‘Beetles of Peru’ project

Newton, Alfred F. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Staphylinidae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 283-304.

Branham, Marc A. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Lampyridae Latreille, 1817. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 248-250.

Tishechkin, Alexey E., & Nicolas Dégallier. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Histeridae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 173-179.

Smith A.D., A.E. Giraldo Mendoza, G. E. Flores, & Rolf L. Aalbu. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 221-228.

Cline, Andrew R., Gareth S. Powell, & Paolo Audisio. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Nitidulidae Latrielle, 1807. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 217-220.

Ratcliffe, Brett C., Mary Liz Jameson^♀, Luis Figueroa, Ronald D. Cave, Matt J. Paulsen, Enio B. Cano, Christian Beza-Beza, L. Jimenez-Ferbans, & P. Reyes-Castillo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Scarabaeoidea. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 186-207.

González, G. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 229-236.

2014

Chaboo, Caroline S., Fernando A. Frieiro-Costa, Jesus Gómez-Zurita, & Rob Westerduijn. 2014. Subsociality in leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae, Chrysomelinae). Journal of Natural History 48:37–38, 2325–2367, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2014.909060.

Jalinsky, Joseph.**, Thomas A. Radocy**, Riley Wertenberger^♀**, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2014. Insect diversity in phytotelmata habitats of two host plants, Heliconia stricta Huber Heliconiaceae) and Calathea lutea Schult (Marantaceae) in the south-east Amazon of Peru. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 87(3):299–311.

Chaboo, Caroline S. 2014. New records in Neotropical tortoise beetles Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae sensu lato). The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(2):1–2.

Radocy, Thomas A.**, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2014. Checklist of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Peru. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 87(1): 92-95

Chaboo, Caroline S. 2014. New records in Neotropical tortoise beetles Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae s.l.). The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(2):1–2.

2013

Ganguly, Nita^♀, Michael Luchi, Fernando L. Merino, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2013. Safe and successful use of Permethrin for extraction of Dermatobia hominis larvae in a patient with cutaneous myiasis. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 1(1):46–47.

2012

Chaboo, Caroline S. 2012. New distribution records for Cassidinae Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Neotropical Entomology 41(5):435–436.

Shin, Chul Woo*, Helen Jin^♀**, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2012. Biology and morphology of Neochlamisus gibbosus (Fabricius, 1776) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae: Chlamisini). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85(2):116-134.

Shin, Chul Woo*, & Caroline S. Chaboo, & Shawn M. Clark. 2012. Revision of the endemic Hispaniolan genus Asteriza Chevrolat, 1836, with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Ischyrosonychini). Zootaxa 3227:34–53.

Niemack, Reed**, Bennett Daniel J., Ismael Hinojosa-Diaz, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2012. Contribution on the orchid bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of the south east Amazon, Peru. CheckList 8(2):215–217.

Shin, Chul woo*, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2012. A revision and phylogenetic analysis of Stoiba Spaeth, 1909 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). ZooKeys 224:1–36. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.224.2964

Chaboo, Caroline S. 2012. New records of Diamphidia Gerstaecker 1855 and Polyclada Chevrolat 1840 in the Republic of Mozambique (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae s.l.). The Coleopterists Bulletin 66(1):70–71.

2011

Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal D., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2011. Biology of Blepharida-group with first notes on natural history of Podontia congregata Baly 1865, an endemic flea beetle from southern India (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). ZooKeys 157:95–130. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.157.1472

Chaboo, Caroline S. 2011. Defensive behaviors in leaf beetles: from the unusual to the weird. Chemical Biology of the Tropics :59–69.

Barve, Vijay V.*, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2011. A specialized carabid larval predator of an adult toad in India (Coleoptera: Carabidae; Anura: Bufonidae: Duttaphrynus Frost). Herpetological Review 42(1):83–84. Learn more about these carabids: http://www.wired.com/2016/01/absurd-creature-of-the-week-this-toad-isnt-eating-a-bug-the-bug-is-eating-it/

2010

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Joseph V. McHugh. 2010. Maternal care in a Pselaphacus species from Peru (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 64(2):116–118.

Chaboo, Caroline S., Hugh Heron, & Elizabeth Grobbelaar^♀. 2010. Life history and host records of the South African leaf miner, Oncocephala promontorii Péringuey 1898 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 64(1):21–29.

2009

Prathapan Kaniyarikkal D., Karthikeyan K., & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2009. Natural history and leaf shelter constructions of the Asian rice leptispa beetle, Leptispa pygmaea Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Leptispini). Zoological Studies 48(5):625–631.

Rhodes Jessica^♀**, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2009. Disonycha alternata (Illiger, 1807) on Coronilla varia (Linnaeus) Lassen (Fabaceae; crown vetch) in Kansas, USA (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(2):232–234.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Michael S. Engel, & Maria Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo^♀. 2009. Maternally-inherited architecture in Tertiary leaf beetles: Paleoichnology of cryptocephaline fecal cases in Dominican and Baltic amber. Naturwissenschaften 96:1121–1126.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Michael S. Engel. 2009. Eocene tortoise beetles from the Green River Formation in Colorado, U.S.A. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Systematic Entomology 34:202–209.

Gustafson, Gray T.**, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2009. Ambulatory use of abdominal ampullae in larvae of Labidomera clivicollis (Kirby) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(3):357–363.
Our video on the larval locomotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOQaHaSiaMs

Flowers, R. Wills, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2009. Novel host records of some cassidine leaf beetles from Ecuador (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Insecta Mundi 95:1–8.

2008

Chaboo, Caroline S., Christopher G. Brown**, & Daniel J. Funk. 2008. Faecal case architecture in the gibbosus species group of Neochlamisus Karren, 1972 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae: Chlamisini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152: 315–35.

Weber, Don C., & Caroline S. Chaboo, & Pavel Saska. 2008. Carabid Beetles, Parasitoid. Encyclopedia of Entomology :35–36.

Grobbelaar, Elizabeth^♀, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2008. Metriopepla inornata (Waterhouse) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Basiprionotini): newly recorded from South Africa with biological notes. African Entomology 16(1):134-136.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Ming-Luen Jeng*. 2008. Book review: Lee, C.-F., & H.-T. Cheng. 2007. The Chrysomelidae of Taiwan I [Sishou-Hills Insect Observation Network Press, 199 pp]. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 81(3):311–312.

2007

Chaboo, Caroline S.* 2007. Biology and phylogeny of the Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 305:250.
Download free copy: https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/items/b81b3116-8a1d-4967-80d3-1a119baf51b1

Chaboo, Caroline S., *, Elizabeth Grobbelaar^♀, & Arne E. Larsen. 2007. Fecal ecology in leaf beetles: novel records in the African arrow-poison beetles, Diamphidia Gerstaecker and Polyclada Chevrolat (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(2):297–309.

2004

Chaboo, Caroline S.*, Tam Nguyen. 2004. Immatures of Hemisphaerota palmarum (Boheman), with a discussion of the caudal process and shield architecture in the tribe Hemisphaerotini (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). New Contributions in Biology of the Chrysomelidae :171–184.

Chaboo, Caroline S.* 2004.  Natural history observations in Eurypepla calochroma Blake (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Physonotini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 58(1):142–143.

2003
Chaboo, Caroline S.*, & Lech Borowiec. 2003.  Annotated checklist of tortoise beetles from Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Coleopterists Bulletin. 57(1):71–78.

Chaboo, Caroline S.* 2003. Tortoise beetles from Costa Rica: new records and localities (Coleoptera: Chysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 14(1):109–120.

2002

Chaboo, Caroline S.* 2002. First report of immatures, genitalia and maternal care in Eugenysa columbiana (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Eugenysini). Coleopterists Bulletin. 56(1):50–67.

Chaboo, Caroline S.* 2002. Range extensions of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society 104(3):716–720.

2001

Chaboo, Caroline S.*, & Tam Nguyen. 2001. Ultrastructure of antennae of tortoise beetles and leaf-mining beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Scanning 23(2):102.

Chaboo, Caroline S.* 2001. Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Acromis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 55(1):75–102.

2000 & earlier

Chaboo, Caroline S.* 2000. Revision and phylogeny of the Caribbean genus Elytrogona (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 54(3):379–394.

Grimaldi, David, & Caroline S. Chaboo*, & Kathleen Schmidt^♀. 1993. Amber fossil Enicocephalidae (Heteroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of  Lebanon and Oligo-Miocene of  the Dominican Republic, with biogeographic analysis of Enicocephalus. American Museum Novitates 3071:30pp.

Chaboo, Caroline S.** The Vegetation of the Five Islands, Trinidad, W.I. Living World 10–11.

Chaboo, Caroline S.**, & Yasmin S. Baksh-Comeau^♀. Natural History Museums in Trinidad and Tobago. Biospectrum 1:5–7.

Popular works (not peer-reviewed)

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Michael Schmitt. 2017. The Ninth International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Orlando, FL, USA, September, 2016. Chrysomela newsletter 55: 15-17.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & R. Wills Flowers. 2013. The beetle spawn of John Wilcox: Wills Flowers. Chrysomela newsletter 54:11–15.

Smith, Eric, Shawn Clark, David Furth, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2013. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting of Chrysomelid Colleagues. Chrysomela newsletter 54:5.

Nishida, Kenji, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2013. Oviposition and eggs of Stolas cucullata Boheman (Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). Chrysomela newsletter 53:18.

Chaboo, Caroline S., & Shawn Clark. 2011. The beetle spawn of John Wilcox: Shawn Clark. Chrysomela newsletter 53:14–16.

Chaboo, Caroline S. 2007. Tips for travel in conjunction with the ICE congress. Chrysomela newsletter 48:4.

Grobbelaar, Elizabeth^♀, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2007. Chrysomelid research in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Chrysomela newsletter 48:5–6.