''Yelahanka'' is a genus of

leafhopper Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or ...

belonging to the tribe

Ledrini Ledrinae is a relatively small Subfamily (biology), subfamily within the very large and diverse leafhopper family Cicadellidae. Originally placed in its own family, the "Ledridae", it is based on the type genus ''Ledra (leafhopper), Ledra''. ...

. The genus name was derived from

Yelahanka Yelahanka is a premium locality in North Bangalore and also a Taluk of Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka. One of the zones of BBMP. It is the oldest part of present Municipal Bengaluru (Bangalore) city and the northe ...

, the suburban locality of Bangalore where the type species '' Petalocephala bainbriggei'' described by W L Distant in 1916 was found breeding on trees of '' Polyalthia longifolia''.

Species

*'' Yelahanka canaraica'' ( Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021) - India:

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Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

*'' Yelahanka granulosa '' (Distant, 1920) - India:

(=''Petalocephala bainbriggei'' Distant 1916) *'' Yelahanka kodaiensis'' ( Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021) - India:

Tamilnadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

*'' Yelahanka montana'' ( Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021) - India:

*'' Yelahanka nepalica'' ( Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021) -

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*'' Yelahanka punctata'' (Walker, 1851) - India:

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

*'' Yelahanka shillongensis'' ( Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021) - India:

Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

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*'' Yelahanka sikkimensis'' ( Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021) - India:

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

*'' Yelahanka trifida'' ( Viraktamath, Webb & Yeshwanth, 2021) - India:

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q128802727 Cicadellidae Cicadellidae genera