Gabriel Mejdalani

Gabriel Luis Figueira Mejdalani, Brazilian entomologist.

• Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Taxon names authored

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• 39 taxon names authored by Gabriel Mejdalani

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2008

• Gonçalves, A.C., Mejdalani, G. & Costa, L.A. 2008. Five new species of Chromagallia from South America (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Agalliinae). Zootaxa 1749: 1–17. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1749.1.1 Reference page. 

2012

• Rodrigues, L.G., Gonçalves, A.C. & Mejdalani, G. 2012. A remarkable new species of Euragallia from Peru (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Agalliini), including the description of a peculiar structure of the male genitalia. ZooKeys 178: 51–58. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.178.3038 . Reference page. 

2013

• Gonçalves, C.C., Takiya, D.M. & Mejdalani, G. 2013. A new species of Alapona DeLong (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) from Amazonas State, Northern Brazil. Zootaxa 3681(2): 187–191. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.2.9 Reference page. 
• Silva, R.S., Cavichioli, R.R. & Mejdalani, G. 2013. Descriptions of two new Brazilian Subrasaca species and redescriptions of S. flavolineata (Signoret, 1855) and S. curvovittata (Stål, 1862) comb. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Zootaxa 3637(4): 450–461. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3637.4.4 Reference page. 
• Silva, R.S., Cavichioli, R.R. & Mejdalani, G. 2013. Descriptions of three new Brazilian Subrasaca species, redescription of S. nigriventris (Signoret, 1855) and a key to males of the genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Zootaxa 3722(3): 372–384. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.6 Reference page. 

2014

• Gonçalves, C.C., Takiya, D.M. & Mejdalani, G. 2014. Two new species of Platypona DeLong (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae: Gyponini) from Peru and key to the species of the genus. Zootaxa 3811(3): 359–366. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3811.3.6 Reference page. 
• Mejdalani, G., Quintas, V., Carvalho, R.A. & Takiya, D.M. 2014. A new genus and new bromelicolous species of Cicadellini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3755(6): 561–572. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.6.3 Reference page. 

2015

• Felix, M., Antunes, C., Carvalho, R.A. & Mejdalani, G. 2015. Three new species of Fonsecaiulus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellini) from Brazil and key to species of the genus. Zookeys 526: 131–144. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.526.6154 Online. Reference page. 
• Mejdalani, G., Cavichioli, R.R., Silva, R.S. & Quintas, V. 2015. Rediscovery and redescription of the sharpshooter Kogigonalia incarnata (Germar, 1821), comb. n. (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Cicadellini) from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, with a key to the species of the genus. ZooKeys 473: 137–146. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.473.3037 Reference page. 

2016

• Felix, M. & Mejdalani, G. 2016. Two new species of Portanini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Aphrodinae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4196(3): 399–406. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.3 Reference page. 
• Leal, A.H., Mejdalani, G. & Creão-Duarte, A.J. 2016. A new species of Rotigonalia (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Peru with a key to males of the genus. Zootaxa 4132(2): 275–278. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.2.8. Reference page. 
• Mejdalani, G. & Cavichioli, R.R. 2016. A remarkable new species of the sharpshooter genus Erythrogonia Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) from southern Brazil with taxonomic notes on the genus. Zootaxa 4173(5): 483–488. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.5.5. Reference page. 
• Mejdalani, G., Silva, C.M.F. da & Takiya, D.M. 2016. Two new species of the sharpshooter genus Oragua Melichar, 1926 from Southeastern Brazil (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Zootaxa 4132(3): 422–430. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.3.10. Reference page. 

2017

• Cavichioli, R.R., Carvalho, R.A. & Mejdalani, G. 2017. The Neotropical sharpshooter genus Ruppeliana Young (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): four new species, key to males, and new synonyms. Zootaxa 4329(5): 436–448. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4329.5.2. Reference page. 
• Cavichioli, R.R. & Mejdalani, G. 2017. The sharpshooter genus Iragua Melichar: a new Colombian species, the female of I. ferruginea Cavichioli, and a key to males of the genus (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Pp 120—126 in: Evangelista, O., Takiya, D.M. & Dietrich, C.H. (eds.) 2017. The art and science of describing nature’s surrealists: Festschrift Celebrating the Career of Albino Morimasa Sakakibara. Zootaxa 4281(1): 1–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4281.1.1. title page (PDF) Reference page. . Reference page. 
• Cavichioli, R.R., Santos, A.C. dos & Mejdalani, G. 2017. Description of a second species of Nannogonalia Young, 1977 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) from the Atlantic Forest of south Brazil. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 52(1): 11–17. DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2016.1245068 . Reference page. 
• Felix, M. & Mejdalani, G. 2017. The sharpshooter genus Apogonalia Evans (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini): description of females and key to species. Zootaxa 4338(1): 101–127. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.1.5 Reference page. 
• Gonçalves, C.C. & Mejdalani, G. 2017. Three new species of Peruvian Nelidina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Neocoelidiinae) with key to males. Zootaxa 4365(1): 85–93. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4365.1.6 Reference page. 
• Gonçalves, C.C., Takiya, D.M. & Mejdalani, G. 2017. Sakakibarana, a new genus of Gyponini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from the Amazon Rainforest. Pp 219—224 in: Evangelista, O., Takiya, D.M. & Dietrich, C.H. (eds.) 2017. The art and science of describing nature’s surrealists: Festschrift Celebrating the Career of Albino Morimasa Sakakibara. Zootaxa 4281(1): 1–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4281.1.1. title page (PDF) Reference page. . Reference page. 
• Pinto, Â.P., Mejdalani, G. & Takiya, D.M. 2017. Unraveling the white-clothed Diestostemma Amyot & Serville: a taxonomic revision of the American sharpshooters of the D. bituberculatum complex (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Pp 135—164 in: Evangelista, O., Takiya, D.M. & Dietrich, C.H. (eds.) 2017. The art and science of describing nature’s surrealists: Festschrift Celebrating the Career of Albino Morimasa Sakakibara. Zootaxa 4281(1): 1–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4281.1.1. title page (PDF) Reference page. . Reference page. 
• Quintas, V., Felix, M., Lima, D.F. dos S. & Mejdalani, G. 2017. Two new species of Dilobopterus Signoret, 1850 and the male of D. segmentalis (Signoret, 1853) from Southeastern Brazil, with taxonomic notes on the genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Pp 127–134 in: Evangelista, O., Takiya, D.M. & Dietrich, C.H. (eds.) 2017. The art and science of describing nature’s surrealists: Festschrift Celebrating the Career of Albino Morimasa Sakakibara. Zootaxa 4281(1): 1–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4281.1.1. title page (PDF) Reference page. . Reference page. 
• da Silva, R. dos S., Cavichioli, R.R., Takiya, D.M. & Mejdalani, G. 2017. Descriptions of eight new Acrogonia species from the Amazon region, including peculiar features of the female genitalia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae: Proconiini). Zootaxa 4244(3): 515–534. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.3.4. Reference page. 

2018

• Cavichioli, R.R., Rendón-Mera, D.I., Domahovski, A.C. & Mejdalani, G. 2018. Three new Brazilian species of the sharpshooter genus Geitogonalia Young (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Zootaxa 4531(4): 578–588. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.4.8 Reference page. 
• Gonçalves, C.C., Takiya, D.M. & Mejdalani, G. 2018. Two new species of Polana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae: Gyponini) and redescription of Polana (Striapona) desela. Zootaxa 4457(1): 143–155. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4457.1.7 Reference page. 
• Pecly, N.H., Quintas, V., Cavichioli, R.R. & Mejdalani, G. 2018. A new species of Cardioscarta (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil and key to species of the genus. Zootaxa 4527(1): 124–130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4527.1.10 Reference page. 
• dos Santos, A.C., Cavichioli, R.R., Takiya, D.M. & Mejdalani, G. 2018. Juliaca Melichar, 1926 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini): description of a new species from Southeastern Brazil and redescriptions of J. sertigerula (Jacobi, 1905) and J. xanthogramma (Signoret, 1854) comb. nov. Zootaxa 4472(1): 165–175. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4472.1.9 Reference page. 
• da Silva, R. dos S., Cavichioli, R.R., Takiya, D.M. & Mejdalani, G. 2018. Descriptions of seven new Acrogonia species from South America (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae: Proconiini). Zootaxa 4374(3): 375–394. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.3.3 Reference page. 

2019

• Mejdalani, G., Domahovski, A.C. & Cavichioli, R.R. 2019. Three new Brazilian species of the sharpshooter genus Amblyscarta Stål, 1869 and redescription of A. unifasciata (Fabricius, 1803) comb. nov. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini). Zootaxa 4711(2): 379–392. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.2.9 Reference page. 

2020

• Felix, M., Quintas, V., Prando, J.S. & Mejdalani, G. 2020. Portanini (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae): morphology of female terminalia, first record of host plants, a new species of Portanus from Brazil, and taxonomic notes. Zootaxa 4802(3): 569–581. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4802.3.11 Reference page. 
• Quintas, V., Takiya, D.M., Côrte, I. & Majdalani, G. 2020. A remarkable new species of Cavichiana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from southeastern Brazil. Zoologia, 37: 1–8. DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.37.e38783 Reference page. 

2024

• Pecly, N.H.; Quintas, V.; Domahovski, A.C.; Cavichioli, R.R.C. & Mejdalani, G. 2024. A new genus and species of Cicadellini (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. European Journal of Taxonomy. 921: 64-75. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2415 Reference page.