Subtribe Paradorydiina Evans, 1937

Museums

Regional Maps

• Paradorydiini Evans, J.W. 1937. Australian Leafhoppers (Jassoidea: Homoptera) Part 4. — (Ledridae, Ulopidae and Euscelidae, Paradorydiini). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1936: 37-50 [45].

  Type genus:

   Paradorydium Kirkaldy, 1901.

Introduction

The Paradorydiina are well represented in Australia with seven species of Paradorydium Kirkaldy and two of Mapochiella Evans. The species are all elongate seed mimics, lacking hind wings.

Diagnosis

The narrowly elongated head and tegmina of the insects in the Paradorydiina make this group easily differentiated from all other Australian leafhoppers except the similarly narrow Cephalelini (Ulopinae). These two groups can be differentiated by the presence of well developed antennal ledges in Cephalelini, these being absent from Paradorydiina.

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. (2009 and updates). Key to the leafhoppers and treehoppers of Australia and neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/index.html

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