New Name for One and Fixation of Correct Spelling of Two Leafhopper Taxa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Abstract

In the course of study, three leafhopper taxa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) were discovered to conflict with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999). One genus is a junior homonym and one genus and one species have been spelled multiple ways in their original descriptions. To stabilize their nomenclature, a new replacement name is proposed for the homonym and the Principle of First Revisor (ICZN Art. 24.2) is applied to fix the correct original spelling of one genus and one species.