Ricaniid Planthoppers - Family Ricaniidae

Order Hemiptera

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

This is a small hopper family. All of them jump, so is their common name planthoppers.

Passion-vine Hopper

Scolypopa australis, body length 15mm
This planthopper is common in Brisbane bush and garden. When disturbed, they jumped away with a loud 'click' sound, then disappeared in the air. Many of them can be found resting on the same plant during early summer. They are considered as pest on passion vine. Besides passion vine, they feed on many other plants as well. More information and pictures can be found in this page.


Brown Ricaniid Planthopper

Aprivesa exuta, body length 15mm
We found it on Black Wattle where we found the Gelastopsis insignis too. Those pictures are taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer. Please also check this page for more details.

Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 479.
2. Family Ricaniidae - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).