Five new leafhopper species of Limassolla Dlabola from Thailand and Madagascar (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae)

Authors: Ran, Weiwei DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1273.183175 Published: Jan. 1, 2026 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Microleafhoppers · Topics: Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens, Research on scale insects, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Based on the male genitalia, five new leafhopper species of Limassolla, L. pygalis Ran & Song, sp. nov., L. maehongsonensis Ran & Song, sp. nov., L. yangi Ran & Song, sp. nov., L. lampangensis Yuan & Song, sp. nov. and L. andasibensis Yuan & Song, sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The collecting localities are as follows: L. pygalis sp. nov. from Pa Hin Ngam National Park, Dipterocarp forest, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand; L. maehongsonensis sp. nov. from Namtok Mae Surin National Park, Haad Saen/Huai Fai Kor Reservoir, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand; L. yangi sp. nov. from Tat Tone National Park, Dry Dipterocarp Forest, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand; L. lampangensis sp. nov. from Chae Son National Park, Spa/roadside, Lampang Province, Thailand; and L. andasibensis sp. nov. from a botanic garden near the entrance to Andasibe National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar.

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