Xing-Yue Liu is a professor in the Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University. He received his bachelor's degree and doctorate degree from China Agricultural University in 2003 and in 2008, respectively. From 2008 to 2010, he worked at Tokyo Metropolitan University as a postdoctoral researcher. His research concerns the systematics and taxonomy of Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidiodea. He works as the editor of Systematic Entomology, the Journal of Insect Biodiversity, Palaeoentomology and Zoological Systematics.