This key will enable any leafhopper found in
Australia and neighbouring regions to be identified to Subfamily or Tribe.
Checklists of species in each country are provided for each group and identification
keys are provided to enable identification to genus for those groups that
are sufficiently well known for this to be possible.
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These buttons can be found throughout this key and represent links
to the appropriate part of Larivière and Fletcher's (2004)
keys to the New Zealand species provided on the New Zealand Arthropod Collection
(NZAC) website. |
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These buttons are provided at the end points of the key and provide
a link to species lists for Indonesia and New Guinea. These are provided
as part of this package. |
Some of the Subfamilies occurring in Australia and
neighbouring countries have not been comprehensively studied and, in those
subfamilies, many undescribed species are known to occur and are not included
in the checklists. Care needs to be taken in relying on use of this key
for identification of leafhoppers. Confirmation of identifications,
requiring dissection of the genitalia of male specimens, needs to be carried
out by a specialist cicadellid taxonomist.
Specimens from Australia, or comments, suggestions
or criticisms of this key, may be sent to the author:
A charge to cover the cost of the identification
may apply. |