| This key will
allow identifications of the planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) known
to occur in Australia and New Zealand to the taxonomic level of Family.
A checklist of known species, in their most recently accepted taxonomic
combination, is provided for each Family.
Within some
Families, the key leads further to allow identification to Subfamily, Tribe,
Genus or Species (marked with * in list). Keys
to the New Zealand genera are being developed for the web by Dr M.-C. Larivière,
NZAC.
Links to these are provided from the appropriate section of this website.
The Australian
fulgoroid fauna in most families has been poorly studied and identification
to species in many Families is not possible without extensive additional
revisionary work. The checklists provided are based on current published
literature and almost certainly contain errors of combination and synonymies
that will only be determined through further taxonomic research. There
is also a significant portion of the Australian fulgoroid fauna still undescribed.
Suggestions,
criticisms and comment on this website, or Australian fulgoroid specimens
for identification, may be sent to the author:
A charge
to cover the cost of the identification may apply. |