Ricaniid Planthoppers - Family Ricaniidae
This page contains pictures and information about Planthoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
All of them jump, so their name hoppers.
- Passionvine Hopper
- Scolypopa australis, body length 15mm
- They are common in Brisbane bush. When disturbed, they jumped away with a loud 'click' sound and disappeared in the air.
- Planthopper
- Aprivesa exuta, body length 15mm
- We found it on Black Wattle where we found the Gelastopsis insignis too. Those pictures are taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer.
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- Reference and links:
- 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 479.
- 2. Family Ricaniidae - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 3. Scolypopa australis - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 4. Scolypopa australis - Australian Insect Common Names, 2005.
- 5. Aprivesa exuta - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
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