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Issue: Vol. 5785 No. 2: 30 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.2.10
Page range: 390-395
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of the genus Borogonalia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from Colombia and color pattern variations in B. impressifrons (Signoret, 1854)

Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas; Universidad Militar Nueva Granada; Cajicá; Colombia
Illinois Natural History Survey; Prairie Research Institute; University of Illinois; 1816 S. Oak St.; Champaign; IL 61820; USA
Hemiptera Tettigonia Borogonalia Cicadellini Cundinamarca new species

Abstract

One new species of the subfamily Cicadellinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Borogonalia wilsoni Dietrich & Silva-Castaño sp. nov. from Colombia is described. Also, color pattern variations found in Borogonalia impressifrons (Signoret, 1854) were analyzed. The new Colombian species is clearly distinguished from other Borogonalia species by the relatively pointed head and indistinct transverse concavity anterad of the ocelli.

 

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How to Cite

Silva-Castaño, A.F. & Dietrich, C.H. (2026) A new species of the genus Borogonalia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from Colombia and color pattern variations in B. impressifrons (Signoret, 1854). Zootaxa, 5785 (2), 390–395. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.2.10