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Black Leafhopper - Putoniessa nigra

Family Cicadellidae, Subfamily Ledrinae, Tribe Thymbrini

This page contains pictures and information about the Black Leafhoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 10mm 
 
Picture was taken on Nov 2007. This leafhopper is iron-black in colour. It was resting on the sandy footpath in Karawatha Forest. 
 
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Reference:
1. Putoniessa nigra (Walker) - Fletcher, M.J. (2009 and updates). Identification keys and checklists for the leafhoppers, planthoppers and their relatives occurring in Australia and neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha).
2. Species Putoniessa nigra (Walker, 1862) - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study. 

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