Leafhopper species included in this key
[Last update: 22 June 2000] Nirvana adelaideae Evans, female
  Subfamily Agalliinae
 
Austroagallia torrida Evans - the spotted leafhopper
 
Subfamily Cicadellinae, Tribe Cicadellini
 
Cofana spectra (Distant) - the white leafhopper
 
Subfamily Deltocephalinae, Tribe Athysanini
 
Exitianus nanus (Distant) - no common name
Exitianus plebeius (Kirkaldy) - no common name
Nephotettix malayanus Ishihara & Kawase - green rice leafhopper
Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål) - green rice leafhopper
Nephotettix virescens (Distant) - green rice leafhopper

Subfamily Deltocephalinae, Tribe Macrostelini
 

Balclutha species - grass leafhoppers
Cicadulina bimaculata (Evans) - no common name
Cicadulina bipunctatus (Melichar) - no common name
Nesoclutha pallida (Evans) - the Australian grass leafhopper

Subfamily Deltocephalinae, Tribe Opsiini
 

Hishimonus melaleucae (Kirkaldy) - the melaleuca leafhopper
Hishimonus passiflorae (Evans) - the passionvine leafhopper
Opsius stactogalus Fieber - the tamarix leafhopper
Orosius argentatus (Evans) - the common brown leafhopper
Orosius canberrensis (Evans) - no common name
Orosius lotophagorum (Kirkaldy) - no common name

Subfamily Deltocephalinae, Tribe Scaphytopiini
 

Japananus hyalinus (Osborn) - the Japanese maple leafhopper
 
Subfamily Deltocephalinae, Tribe Deltocephalini
 
Recilia (Inazuma) dorsalis (Motschulsky)  - no common name
Recilia (Recilia) hospes (Kirkaldy)  - no common name
Recilia (Togacephala) distincta (Motschulsky)  - no common name
Recilia (Togacephala) vetus (Knight) - no common name
 
Subfamily Iassinae, Tribe Iassini
 
Batracomorphus angustatus (Osborn) - green jassid
 
Subfamily Idiocerinae
 
Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker) - mango leafhopper 
  = I. niveosparsus (Lethierry)
Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry) - mango leafhopper [update: 12 November 1999]
 
Subfamily Typhlocybinae, Tribe Empoascini
 
Amrasca terraereginae (Paoli) - the cotton leafhopper
Austroasca alfalfae (Evans) - the lucerne leafhopper
Austroasca viridigrisea (Paoli) - the vegetable leafhopper
Dialecticopteryx australica Kirkaldy - the fig leafhopper
Empoasca smithi Fletcher & Donaldson - the Australian citrus leafhopper
Kybos lindbergi (Linnavuori) - the birch leafhopper
 
Subfamily Typhlocybinae, Tribe Dikraneurini
 
Kahaono species
Motschulskyia (Togaritettix) serratus (Matsumura) - no common name
 
Subfamily Typhlocybinae, Tribe Erythroneurini
 
Zygina zealandica (Myers) - the yellow leafhopper
 
Subfamily Typhlocybinae, Tribe Typhlocybini
 
Edwardsiana froggatti (Baker) - the apple leafhopper
Ribautiana ulmi (Linnaeus) - the European elm leafhopper
 

 

Document 6408, submitted 23 June 2000
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