Common Spittlebug
Machaerotida
Ledrinae
TheWorld'sLargestLeafhopper
BlackFlat-headLeafhopper
White-dotedBrownLeafhopper
Tartessinae
Yellow-headedLeafhopper
Brown Leafhopper1
Eurymelinae
Common Jassid
Punctata Gum-treehopper
Penthimiinae
Membracidae
Lantana Treehopper
Banksia Treehopper
Green Horned Treehopper
AcaciaHornedTreehopper
Tri-horned Treehopper
Dardus Wattle Hopper - Dardus abbreviatus
Family Eurybrachyidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Dardus Wattle Hoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia
- Body length 6mm
- This Planthopper is dark brown in colour. Their antenna base is exceptionally thicken and look like small horn under each eye. Some black ants were constantly visit them for their extracted honey-dew. The nymph also has this two little horns under eyes and with two long tails.
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- They are found on young Black Wattle during late winter in Alexandra Hill. Nymphs and adults can be found on the same plants. Usually a number of them can be found on one plants.
- Above two pictures taken in the same place during mid-summer. We did not see any nymph.
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- On Mar 2009, we also found this little fellow on Queensland Silver Wattle in Anstead Forest. Although this one has the white dots on each wing-cover, we believe they are the same species.
- They usually found resting on young stems.
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Nymph
The Host Plants
- Black Wattle
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- Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx, family Mimosaceae
- Queensland Silver Wattle
- Acacia podalyriifolia
- Reference:
- 1. Genus Dardus - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 2. Species Dardus abbreviatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study
