Cixiid Planthopper II - Oliarus sp.

Family Cixiidae

This page contains pictures and information about Cixiid Planthoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 10mm

This Cixiid Planthopper is dark brown in colour with wings that are transparent. The planthoppers in tribe Pentastirini are look very similar. The genus Oliarus is the most common,



Photos were taken in Anstead Forest on Sept 2011.

Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 476.
2. Tribe Pentastirini Emeljanov - 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).