Tribe Paradorydiini
The Australian and New Zealand eupelicines are all members of the Tribe Paradorydiini. These are elongate, seed-like leafhoppers somewhat similar to the Cephalelini but differing by having the hind tibiae much longer than the fore and mid tibiae ... [... more]
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Hill Tribe Trek
There are people in this part of Thailand who are dedicated to ensuring that the impact of tourism, socially and environmentally, is kept to a minimum. The Akha tribe entertain by campfire. White water rafting thai-style. Journey through the ... [... more]
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Tribe Typhlocybini
The Australian and New Zealand representatives of this tribe are introductions, mainly from Europe or North America (Fletcher, et al. 1996). The European elm leafhopper (Ribautiana ulmi) is widespread in the cooler parts of Australia and causes ... [... more]
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Tribe Coelidiini
Members of this tribe can be differentiated from the other two tribes included in these keys by the structure of the male subgenital plates which are not segmented subbasally and are usually appressed ventrally to the pygofer. The Coelidiinae ... [... more]
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Tribe Ipoini
The ipoines are usually smallish treehoppers with dull mottled colouring. In this they differ markedly from the larger and brightly patterned Eurymelini but species in both Tribes share the biological traits that have led to the Subfamily ... [... more]
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Tribe Selenocephalini
The Selenocephalinae were reviewed by Zhang and Webb (1996) who noted that the Selenocephalini displayed no unique diagnostic features. This raises doubts that the Tribe, which is mainly African in distribution, is monophyletic. One genus, ... [... more]
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Tribe Chiasmusini
The only representative of this tribe in Australia is the highly variable Chiasmus varicolor (Kirkaldy). Originally described as Kosmiopelex varicolor, its affinity with the European Chiasmus translucidus was first noted by Evans (1974). [... more]
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Tribe Trocnadini
The Trocnadini are easily recognised by the shape of the head and thorax which, in lateral view, form a continuous curve from the hind margin of the pronotum to the antennal ledges. The tribe, with a total of only three species, is entirely ... [... more]
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Tribe Thymbrini
The leafhoppers included in the Thymbrini are medium sized to large insects with generally brown or mottled colouring. The tribe is entirely restricted to the Australasian region. Except for the genus Novothymbris, which is endemic to New Zealand ... [... more]
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Tribe Scaphytopiini
The first species of this tribe recorded in Australia was Japananus hyalinus, the Japanese maple leafhopper (Fletcher and Knight 1998). This feeds on the introduced ornamental tree Acer palmatum and, in Australia, has only been found at Orange on ... [... more]
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Tribe Pogonoscopini
The treehoppers in this tribe are adapted for living in ants' nests (Day and Pullen 1999). They have narrow head and small eyes and the head, especially the face, and thorax bear scattered fine long hairs that presumably provide some sensory ... [... more]
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Tribe Euacanthellini
Only two species of this Tribe are known from Australia, one of which also occurs in New Zealand. Both are medium sized insects found in grasslands and pastures. The tegmina are either brachypterous or extend to about the 8th abdominal segment. ... [... more]
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