Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)Planthoppers Index Alleloplasis Apollo maculiceps Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper) Desudaba maculata Desudaba psittacus Epithalamium aziola Eurybrachidae (Squathoppers) Platybrachys Rhotana gressittorum Saccharodite chrysonoe Scolypopa australis (Passionvine Hopper)
Epithalamium aziola, belongs to the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, a group known as Planthoppers. The species Epithalamium aziola is a member of the Ricaniid Planthoppers (in the family Ricaniidae).
This is a small member of the planthoppers, about 3 mm in size. It was photographed on Cassytha pubescens, a parasitic twiner plant commonly known as Downy Dodder-laurel and Devil’s Twine.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
- Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
- Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
- Family: Ricaniidae
- Genus: Epithalamium
- Species: Epithalamium aziola
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Marianne Broug
- Epithalamium aziola, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1533706-Epithalamium-aziola
- Epithalamium aziola Kirkaldy, 1906, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f38811ed-ba38-4a94-ba2e-82657ff5b9a7
- Epithalamium aziola Kirkaldy, Insect keys > Fulgoroidea > Ricaniidae, Department of Primary Industries Biosecurity Collections, New South Wales Government, https://idtools.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/species/eaziola.htm
Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)Planthoppers Index Alleloplasis Apollo maculiceps Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper) Desudaba maculata Desudaba psittacus Epithalamium aziola Eurybrachidae (Squathoppers) Platybrachys Rhotana gressittorum Saccharodite chrysonoe Scolypopa australis (Passionvine Hopper)
HemipteraHemiptera Index Cicadellidae Cicadoidea Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers) Heteroptera (True Bugs)
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