Abstract
The leafhopper genus Stirellus is reviewed from Pakistan with the description and illustrations of a new species Stirellus pakhtunensis Shah & Duan sp. n. and four new records Stirellus capitatus n. rec., Stirellus indrus n. rec., Stirellus rotundus n. rec., Stirellus rubrolineatus n. rec. A checklist and key for the known species of Stirellus from Pakistan are also given.
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