Two new species of Balacha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from Brazil with comments on their phylogenetic position and biogeography Author Quintas, Victor 0000-0001-8625-5239 victorquintas 93 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8625 - 5239 victorquintas93@gmail.com Author Takiya, Daniela M. Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68044, Rio de Janeiro, 21941 - 971, RJ, Brasil. Author Cavichioli, Rodney R. Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531 - 980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil. Author Mejdalani, Gabriel text Zootaxa 2020 2020-11-16 4878 3 542 558 journal article 7924 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.6 a9c6b4d4-0539-4a79-af8c-c780a69a769d 1175-5326 4425444 29677A47-4DAC-4B5F-A19B-A2C83F56AC05 Balacha melanocephala (Signoret, 1854) Material examined. Brazil , Santa Catarina State [ New record ] ; Argentina , Buenos Aires and Chaco [ New record ] provinces. One male: “Brasil: SC [Santa Catarina]: Campo\ Alegre, Morro Quiriri,\ 26º02’S 48º57’W ~ 1200m \ 26.I.2017 , M. Savaris & \ S. Lampret leg.” ( DZUP ); one male: “ Reserva Natural de Otamendi [ Argentina , Buenos Aires Province ] \ S 34 13 53.0 W 58 53 42.0 \ 12–17.ii.2014 sweep Takiya \ Gonçalves & Camisão” ( MLPA ); three females: same data as preceding except “ S 34 13 39.0 W 58 53 57.0 \ 17.ii.2014 sweep Gonçalves” ( MLPA ); three males and three females: same data as preceding except “ S 34 13 39.0 W 58 53 57.0 \ 17.ii.2014 B Camisão \ in Eryngium ” ( DZRJ , one couple in MNRJ ); two males and two females: “Reserva Natural \ Otamendi; 34 o 13’ 39.0” S , \ 58 o 53’ 57.0’’W ; sweep; \ DIETRICH, C., \ TAKIYA, D. \ GONÇALVES, C. \ CAMISÃO, B. 12.II.2014 ” ( INHS ); one female: “ Argentina , Chaco Prov. \ Parque Nacional Chaco \ 26.80886ºS 59.60581ºW \ 80–83m 12.i.2008 \ D. M. Takiya. in Eryngium sp.” ( DZUP ) .