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- This page contains pictures and information about Leafhoppers in Subfamily
Ledrinae that we found in the Brisbane area,
Queensland, Australia.
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 - Ledrinae larva body length 15mm
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- Species in subfamily
Ledrinae are relatively larger. Some are largest leafhoppers in the
world. All of them with a front-extended flat head. Their larvae are very
flattened. They can be found on tree
trunks or on leaves.
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- The World's Largest Leafhopper
 - Ledromorpha planirostris, (Cicadellidae: Ledrinae: Ledrini), body length
28mm
This is the world's largest leafhopper. It is a female and the abdomen is greatly elongated by the large
ovipositor. It is believed that there is only the female (yes, no male) in
this species. The leafhopper has the head largely expanded towards the
front. It is brown in colour with varies patterns on body. Check this page
for more information.
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- White-doted Brown Leafhopper
  - Rhotidus teleformis, (Cicadellidae: Ledrinae: Thymbrini), body length 15mm
- The Leafhopper was found on White Hill in later
summer. Its head produced forwards in front of the eyes and its abdomen tip
extends well beyond its wings. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Black Flat-head Leafhopper
  - Stenocotis depressa, (Cicadellidae: Ledrinae: Stenocotini), body male length 15mm,
female 20mm
- They were found on gum tree trunk from late winter to late summer in
Brisbane Eucalyptus forest. They usually found resting or feeding on the trunk of smooth-barked gum trees where remnants of old bark
provide shelter when necessary. They are highly variable in
colour. More information and pictures please visit this page.
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- Reference and links:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 469-470.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus &
Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p165.
- 3. Ledromorpha
planirostris - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 4. Ledromorpha planirostris
- Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage.
- 5. Rhotidus
teleformis - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 6. Rhotidus teleformis
- Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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