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Issue: Vol. 5752 No. 4: 29 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.8
Page range: 567-578
Abstract views: 47
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Taxonomic study of leafhopper genera Balala and Kalasha (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Hylicinae) with three new species, and a new name to replace the homonym Imbricatala Zhang & Tang

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management; Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management; Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management; Ministry of Education; Entomological Museum; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China
Hemiptera Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha Sudrini morphology taxonomy new species

Abstract

Two leafhopper genera of the tribe Sudrini, Balala Distant and Kalasha Distant, are reviewed and three new species are described and illustrated: Balala brachyprocessa, B. mediodentata and Kalasha anisodenta spp. nov. A new name, Imbrexala nom. nov., is proposed here to replace the homonym Imbricatala Zhang & Tang, hom. nov. with two new combinations.

 

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How to Cite

Zou, H., Cao, Y. & Zhang, Y. (2026) Taxonomic study of leafhopper genera Balala and Kalasha (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Hylicinae) with three new species, and a new name to replace the homonym Imbricatala Zhang & Tang. Zootaxa, 5752 (4), 567–578. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.8