Eurymela

Eurymela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Membracoidea
Family: Cicadellidae
Genus: Eurymela
le Peletier & Serville, 1825
Type species
Eurymela fenestrata

Eurymela is a genus of leafhoppers. There are seven known species, and they are found throughout mainland Australia. The two most common species are E. fenestrata and E. distincta. E. fenestrata is the type species.[1][2] Species of the genus are commonly known as "Jassids". They feed on the sap of Eucalypts.[3]

References

  1. "Genus Eurymela Le Peletier & Serville". Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit Insect Keys. Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. Evans, J. W. (31 December 1966). "The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand" (PDF). Australian Museum Memoir (Australian Museum, Sydney) 12. ISSN 0067-1967. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. Phillips, Charlma (June 1992). "PIRSA Forestry Leafhoppers". PIRSA Forestry. Department of Primary Industries & Regions, South Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

External links

External identifiers for Eurymela
Encyclopedia of Life 4215838


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