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
Black Spittlebug - Amarusa australis
Family Aphrophoridae
This page contains pictures and information about Black Spittlebugs that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 10mm
- The Black Spittlebug is dark-brown to golden-black in colour. It has a speed-boat shape head. The nymph produces 'spittle' clinging to the stems of shrubs or small trees to reduce the risk of dehydration or/and to deter parasites.
- We saw this insects once in Yugarapul Park Nov 2008.
- Reference and links:
- 1. Genus Amarusa Walker - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2008).
- 2. Amarusa australis (Jacobi) - 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).
- 3. Species Amarusa australis (Jacobi, 1921) - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study.
