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
Eurybrachyid Planthoppers - Family Eurybrachyidae
Order Hemiptera
- This page contains pictures and information about Eurybrachyid Planthoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Two Eurybrachyid Planthoppers of different species
- Members in this family are medium in size with broad body. They have mottled forewings and coloured abdomen, usually brown, red, yellow or orange in colour. All of them have broad frons (front part of head).
- They can be found resting on the main trunk of their host plants, usually Eucalyptus or Acacia. They are not noticeable because of their camouflaged colours. When we come close to them, they will walk to other spots, either up, down or sideway, and stop moving. If we come closer and try to touch them, they will jump with a 'tick' sound and fly away.
- Females lay eggs on tree trunks or leaves. The eggs are covered with a white waxy secretion produced by the ovipositing female. Nymphs are usually brown to dark brown in colour. Their habit are about the same as the adults. Like other members in the Hemiptera order, Planthoppers have their sucking mouth-parts to feed on host plants by sucking up the sap.
- The Australian Eurybrachyidae are quite distinctive from the world fauna. All Australian species belong to the subfamily Platybrachyinae, Tribe Platybrachyini.
- We summarized the general information of planthoppers in this Eurybrachyid Planthopper Biology page.
Genus Chewobrachys
- Chewobrachys is the new genus of family Eurybrachyidae. This genus include two species, the C. sanguiflua and C. limbourgi. The Platybrachys insignis is a synonym of C. sanguiflua. They are found in Eastern Australian. This C. sanguiflua species can be found in Brisbane.
- Green Red Wattle Hopper
- Female Male Nymph
- Chewobrachys sanguiflua (former Platybrachys sanguiflua), body length 15mm
- The Green Red Wattle Hoppers are usually found resting on wattle tree trunk. Wings and head resemble the colour and texture of the tree skin. It abdomen is pinkish-red in colour and the face is green. The genus name of the species, Chewobrachys, is the same as our surname Chew. Please check this page to find out why.
- We found quite a number of different Platybrachys Genus in Brisbane. They are usually found on the main trunk of trees of the Eucalyptus. They are usually found resting or walking up and down or sideways around the tree trunks. The nymphs can also be found on the same tree.
- Jerôme Constant suggested that the species in this Platybrachys genus represent a number of different genera. Once he has completed his revision, the genus Platybrachys will be more strictly defined and several new genera will be created.
- Green Face Gum Hopper
- Female ? Male Nymph
- Platybrachys decemmacula, body length 20mm
- This planthopper can be found on gum tree truck, leaf and stem. They are common in the Eucalyptus forest in Brisbane. Their broad frons (front part of head) is pale green in colour. More pictures and information can be found in here.
- Eye-patterned Gum Hopper 1
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- ? Platybrachys sp. body length 20mm
- We found this planthopper a few times on Scribbles Bark gum tree trunk during mid summer in Karawatha Forest. This species look very similar to Platybrachys decemmacula above except its wing patterns are slightly different and the head is pale brown in colour instead of yellow green. Check this page for more information.
- Eye-patterned Gum Hopper 2
- Platybrachys vidua, body length 15mm
- This planthopper rests on tree trunk heading downwards. When moves, it moves backwards. Together with the eye-patterns on it forewing tips, it gives the impression of its tail is its head. It looked lager. We found many of them on gum tree trunk in Alexandra Hill during later summer. More information and pictures can be found in this page.
- White-marked Gum Hopper 1
- Female Male Nymph
- Platybrachys leucostigma, body length 20mm
- This Gum Hopper is brown in colour with white cloud patterns on wings. Its head and legs are all brown in colour. We usually found this planthopper resting on smooth bark gum or gray gum tree trunk. More pictures and information can be found on this page.
- White-marked Gum Hopper 2
- Female ? Male Nymph
- Platybrachys sp, adult body length 25mm, nymph body length 10mm
- The adult and nymph pictures are taken on the same gum tree trunk early summer. This species is somewhat variable in colour. Please click here for more pictures and information.
- Ripple-marked Gum Hopper
- Platybrachys signata, body length 20mm
- The patterns on the wings of all individuals in this species were different, although all the had the dark brawn face. The about pictures were taken in Karawatha Forest on June 2007. Please click on here for more information.
- Spider-face Wattle Hopper
- Female Male Nymph
- Gelastopsis insignis, body length adult 9mm, nymph 6mm
- This planthopper is a bit smaller than the Platybrachys. They are brown in colour with red abdomen. The brown colours vary from pale brown to dark brown amount individual. The patterns on wings are about the same. There is the eyes-pattern on the front part of their head (frons) mimicking Jumping Spider. More information and pictures please visit this page.
- Green Face Wattle Hopper
- Female Male Nymph
- Hackerobrachys viridiventris, (former Olonia viridiventris), body length adult 11mm, nymph 7mm
- The planthoppers were found on wattle and have a bright green frons and pale green abdomen. More pictures and information please click on here.
- Dardus Wattle Hopper
- Female ? Male Nymph
- Dardus abbreviatus, body length 6mm
- This Leafhopper is dark brown in colour. Their antenna base is 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. They are found on young Black Wattle during late winter in Alexandra Hill. Nymphs and adults can be found on the same plants. More pictures and information please click on here.
- Unknown Planthoppers - We put those un-identified planthoppers species in this page. Please advise if you know what species they are.
- We summarized the general information of planthoppers in this Eurybrachyid Planthopper Biology page.
Genus Platybrachys - Gum Hoppers
Other Genus
- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 479.
- 2. Family Eurybrachyidae - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 3. Genus Platybrachys Stål sensu lato - By Murray J. Fletcher, 08 April 2007.
- 4. Species of Eurybrachidae known to occur in Australia - By Murray J. Fletcher, 2009.
- 5. Checklist for Platybrachyini Schmidt, 1908 - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study, 2008.
