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Green Treehopper (Sextius virescens), Crafers-Bridgewater SA © Marianne Broug

Leafhoppers and Treehoppers Index

Membracoidea (Leafhoppers / Treehoppers) > Leafhoppers / Treehoppers Index

Welcome to our thumbnail links to information on the superfamily Membracoidea, infraorder Cicadomorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, and are commonly referred to as leafhoppers and treehoppers.

Following is a selection of Leafhoppers / Treehoppers (superfamily Membracoidea).

Tri-horned Treehopper (Acanthuchus trispinifer), Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Acanthuchus trispinifer (Tri-horned Treehopper)
Lantana Treehopper (Aconophora compressa), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Aconophora compressa (Lantana Treehopper)
Yellow-headed Leafhopper (Brunotartessus fulvus), Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper)
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae
Genus Eufairmairiella, Canberra Central ACT © Tony Eales
Eufairmairiella
Green Treehopper (Sextius virescens), Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Sextius virescens (Green Treehopper)

Checkout our Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers) > Planthoppers Index

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 Latreille, 1825
    • Membracidae Germar, 1821

      (Source: Atlas of Living Australia)

Footnote & References

  1. MEMBRACOIDEA, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/MEMBRACOIDEA
  2. Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Superfamily Membracoidea), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/49025-Membracoidea

Membracoidea (Leafhoppers / Treehoppers) > Leafhoppers / Treehoppers Index

Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)Leafhoppers and Treehoppers Index Acanthuchus trispinifer Aconophora compressa Brunotartessus fulvus Ceraon tasmaniae Eufairmairiella Sextius virescens

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