Tri-horned Treehopper - Acanthuchus rufiventris

Family Membracidae

This page contains pictures and information about Tri-horned Treehoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 7mm

 

 

Pictures were taken on Oct 2006. It jumped away after we took a few photos. This treehopper is brown in colour with three horns. There is the extra horn at the middle vertical position. 

 

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Reference:

1. Acanthuchus trispinifer (Fairmaire) - Genus Acanthuchus Stål, Australian Membracidae, by By Murray J. Fletcher and Max F. Day, 2005. 

2. Genus Acanthuchus Stål, 1866 - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study, 2008. 

3. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea) - J W Evans, Australian Museum, 1966, p295, Fig44M.

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