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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
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Zou, Hongfen, Cao, Yanghui, Zhang, Yalin (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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.4.8
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