Yelahanka punctata

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Yelahanka punctata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Genus: Yelahanka
Species:
Y. punctata
Binomial name
Yelahanka punctata
(Walker, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Ledra punctataWalker, 1851
  • Petalocephala tabulataDistant, 1908

Yelahanka punctata is a species of leafhopper belonging to the tribe Ledrini. [1] [2] [3] The species was described by Walker in 1851 based on a specimen collected in Kerala and given the name Ledra punctata. [4]

Distribution

This insect is only known to occur in India in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.

References

  1. ↑ Viraktamath, C. A.; Webb, M. D.; Yeshwanth, H. M. (2021-01-25). "Leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae of the Indian subcontinent: 1. Description of Yelahanka gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with seven new species and new combinations" . Zootaxa. 4915 (4): 451–480. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4915.4.1. ISSN   1175-5334.
  2. ↑ "Yelahanka punctata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Yelahanka punctata (Walker, 1851)". TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  4. ↑ "List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum : British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2025-03-04.


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