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Leafhoppers describes members of the family Cicadellidae. Usually quite small insects, they are also colloquially known as hoppers, their hind legs being modified for jumping.

Found worldwide, they constitute the second-largest Hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species. Some species are considered pests.

Leafhoppers — Order Hemiptera — Family Cicadellidae

Genus Rosopaella (subfamily Idiocerinae), Swan View WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Genus Rosopaella (subfamily Idiocerinae), Swan View WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Ishidaella naomiae, Breera WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Ishidaella naomiae, Breera WA © Jean & Fred Hort
Yellow-headed Leafhopper (Brunotartessus fulvus), Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Yellow-headed Leafhopper (Brunotartessus fulvus), Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Mottled-head Gumtree Hopper (Eurymeloides punctata), Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Mottled-head Gumtree Hopper (Eurymeloides punctata), Belair SA © Marianne Broug

Check out our article about Leafhoppers of Belair… by Marianne Broug.

Cicadellidae (infraorder Cicadomorpha), Belair National Park SA © Marianne Broug
Cicadellidae (infraorder Cicadomorpha), Belair National Park SA © Marianne Broug

This section is a work in progress…

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hemiptera
  • Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
  • Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
  • Superfamily: Membracoidea
  • Family: Cicadellidae
  • Subfamily:
    • Aphrodinae Haupt, 1927
    • Cicadellinae Van Duzee, 1916
    • Coelidiinae Dohrn, 1859
    • Deltocephalinae Dallas, 1870
    • Eurymelinae Amyot & Serville, 1843
    • Evacanthinae Metcalf, 1939
    • Iassinae Amyot & Serville, 1843
    • Ledrinae Fairmaire, 1855
    • Megophthalminae Kirkaldy, 1906
    • Tartessinae Distant, 1908
    • Typhlocybinae Kirschbaum, 1868
    • Ulopinae Le Peletier & Serville, 1825

Footnote & References

  1. Cicadellidae Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Cicadellidae Photographs © Marianne Broug
  3. CICADELLIDAE Latreille, 1825, Leafhoppers, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/85498fa2-e5b4-4e68-b689-a5413fc60ad4

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