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- This page contains pictures and information about Leafhoppers in Subfamily
Ledrinae that we found in the Brisbane area,
Queensland, Australia.
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 - Ledrinae larva body length 15mm
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- Species in subfamily
Ledrinae are relatively larger. Some are largest leafhoppers in the
world. All of them with a front-extended flat head. Their larvae are very
flattened. They can be found on tree
trunks or on leaves.
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- Brown Leafhopper with small white dots
  - Rhotidus teleformis, Tribe Thymbrini, body length 15mm
- The Leafhopper was found on White Hill in later
summer. Its head produced forwards in front of the eyes and its abdomen tip
extends well beyond its wings.
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- Black Flat-head Leafhopper
  - Stenocotis depressa, Tribe Stenocotini, body male length 15mm,
female 20mm
- They were found on gum tree trunk from late winter to late summer in
Brisbane Eucalyptus forest. They usually found resting or feeding on the trunk of smooth-barked gum trees where remnants of old bark
provide shelter when necessary. They are highly variable in
colour. More information and pictures please visit this page.
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- Reference and links:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 469-470.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus &
Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p165.
- 3. Ledromorpha
planirostris - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 4. Ledromorpha planirostris
- Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage.
- 5. Rhotidus
teleformis - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 6. Rhotidus teleformis
- Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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