Areas of Focus
- Taxonomy, phylogeny, and zoogeography of Diptera insects
- Automatic insect image recognition
Work Experience
- 1998-2010 Assistant Researcher: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2011-present Associate Researcher: Key Laboratory of Animal Evolution and Systematics, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2004 Collaborative Research: Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland
- 2009 Visiting Scholar: Smithsonian Institution, USA
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1986-1990 Bachelor of Biology: Henan Normal University
- 1992-1995 Master of Science: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1995-1998 Doctor of Science: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1998 Chinese Academy of Sciences President's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Publications
- New species and records of Trypetinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin, Wang Xing-jian & Zhu Chao-dong, 2013
- A new species and record of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera, Tephritidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin, Libing Zhou, Shaojun Wang, Zhiwen Li & Jie Li, 2011
- A review of stalk-eyed fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae), Chen Xiao-lin, Zhang Yanzhou, Li Jie & Chaodong Zhu, 2010
- A review of Ulidia Meigen (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin & Elena P. Kameneva, 2009
- A new species of the genus Nemorimyza Frey (Diptera, Agromyzidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2008
- A new species of the genus Tetanops Fallén (Diptera, Ulidiidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2008
- A review of the Chinese species of Aischrocrania Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae), Chen Xiao-Lin & Wang Xing-Jian, 2008
- Two new species of the genus Cornutrypeta Han and Wang (Diptera: Tephritidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2007
- A new record genus and two new record species of Icteracantha Hendel (Diptera, Platystomatidae) from China, Thailand and India, Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2007
- A review of Physiphora Fallén (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin & Elena P. Kamenva, 2007
- A cladistic analysis of the subtribe Pelmatopina (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini) and its phylogeographic implications, Chen Xiao-Lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2006
- Three new species of Eurydiopsis (Diptera: Diopsidae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2006
- A new species in the genus Agadasys Whittington (Diptera: Platystomatidae, Plastotephritinae) from China, Chen Xiao-lin & Andrew E. Whittington, 2006
- A taxonomic study of the subgenus Butomomyza Nowakoski, Genus Cerodontha (Diptera: Agromyzidae), Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2003
- A review of the genus Calycomyza Hendel in China (Diptera: Agromyzidae), Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2003
- A review of the genus Napomyza Westwood in China (Diptera: Agromyzidae), Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2003
- A new species of the genus Tropicomyia Spencer, 1973 from China (Diptera: Agromyzidae), Chen Xiao-lin & Wang Xing-jian, 2003
- A new species of Palloptera Fallén from China (Diptera: Pallopteridae), Bernhard Merz & Chen Xiao-lin, 2005
- Insect Species Recognition using Sparse Representation, Lu An, Hou XinWen, Chen Xiao-Lin & Liu Cheng-Lin, 2010
- A revision of the genus Dacus Fabricius from China (Diptera: Tephritidae), Wang Xing-jian & Chen Xiao-lin, 2002
- A revision of the genus Gastrozona Bezzi from China (Diptera: Tephritidae), Wang Xing-jian & Chen Xiao-lin, 2002
- A new species of the genus Kuwanimyia Townsend, 1916 (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Zhanjiang, China, Zhao Zhe, Zhang Chuntian & Chen Xiao-lin, 2012
- The mitochondrial genome of Elodia flavipalpis Aldrich (Diptera: Tachinidae) and the evolutionary timescale of tachinid flies, Zhao Zhe, Su Tian-juan, Chesters Douglas, Wang Shi-di, Ho Simon YW, Zhu Chao-dong, Chen Xiao-lin, Zhang Chun-tian, 2013
Awards
- 1998: Chinese Academy of Sciences President's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation