Species
Balacha caledonia Mejdalani, Pereira Silva, Froza, Carvalho, Pecly & Quintas, 2024
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Balacha caledonia Mejdalani, Pereira Silva, Froza, Carvalho, Pecly & Quintas, 2024: 2.
Holotype; male; MNRJ-ENT3-2394; deposited at: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (IBUS); Brazil, state of Rio de Janeiro: Nova Friburgo, Arredores do Pico do Caledônia, 2,257 m a.s.l., 22/V/2022, Mejdalani, Pecly, Quintas, Oliveira, Alves
Nomenclature references (1)
- Mejdalani, G.L.F., Pereira Silva, A., Froza, J.A., Carvalho, S.R., Pecly, N.H. & Quintas, V.C. (2024) A new species of the sharpshooter genus Balacha from an alpine field in southeastern Brazil (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 68(2), 1–7.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
from Pico do Caledônia (municipality of Nova Friburgo, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |