Cixiid Planthopper IV - Mnemosyne alexandri 

Family Cixiidae

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

Body length 10mm 

 

This planthopper is mottled dark brown colour.

 

 

Pictures were taken on Jan 2005 in the rain forest near Mt Nebo. This could be a rare species for it was first described in 2006 (see reference 3).

 

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Reference:

1. Mnemosyne alexandri Löcker - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. 2006. 

2. Species Mnemosyne alexandri Löcker, 2006 - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study.   

3. First record of the planthopper tribe Mnemosynini in Australia with the description of two new species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) - Löcker B., Fletcher M.J., Gurr G.M. 2006, Russian Entomol. J. Vol.15. No.3: 287–294 [in English].

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