Family Ricaniidae
Ricaniid planthoppers
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The Family Ricaniidae is well represented in Australia, although poorly studied. The best known Australian species is the Passionvine Hopper, Scolypopa australis (Walker), which is common on a wide range of native and introduced plant hosts and is a pest in New Zealand of vine crops such as kiwifruit [update: 12.ii.2001]. The morphology and development of S. australis were described by Fletcher (1979b) and the oviposition behaviour by Fletcher (1979a). 
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Scolypopa australis (Walker)
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NZ
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Document 3216, submitted 02 March 2004
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