Planthoppers- Superfamily FULGOROIDEA
Order Hemiptera
This page contains pictures and information about Planthoppers
(Superfamily FULGOROIDEA) that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Planthopper nymph
The Superfamily FULGOROIDEA contains large number of very diverse forms. All of them are strong jumpers, and are generally known as Planthoppers. Their antennae situated beneath eyes. Wax plates common in females for producing wax to cover eggs. The nymphs usually have two long tails. Nymph and adult feed by sucking the sap of the host tree.
Classification :
Superfamily FULGOROIDEA
Cixiid Planthoppers - family Cixiidae- Cixiid Planthopper generally are brown or black with wings that are transparent with brown veins. Their nymphs are primarily root-feeders, some found in ants nest.
Family Fulgoridae - Lantern
flies- The Australian species in this family are medium in size and usually brightly coloured. They feed through bark on trees and woody shrubs. We only found one species in this family, which was dull brown in colour.
Family Flatidae - Flatid Planthoppers
Family Eurybrachyidae - Eurybrachyid Planthoppers
Family Ricaniidae -Ricaniid Planthoppers- Reference and links:
- 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 474.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p165.
- 3. Identification Keys and Checklists for the leafhoppers, planthoppers and their relatives occurring in Australia and New Zealand (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
