Biology:Eurymela

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Eurymela
Common jassid nymph.jpg
Eurymela fenestrata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Eurymelinae
Genus: Eurymela
le Peletier & Serville, 1825
Type species
Eurymela fenestrata

Eurymela is a genus of leafhoppers. There are seven known species, and they are found throughout mainland Australia . The two most common species are E. fenestrata and E. distincta. E. fenestrata is the type species.[1][2] Species of the genus are commonly known as "Jassids". They feed on the sap of Eucalypts.[3]

References

  1. "Genus Eurymela Le Peletier & Serville". Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit Insect Keys. Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales). http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/eurymelinae/eurymela.htm. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  2. Evans, J. W. (31 December 1966). "The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand". Australian Museum Memoir (Australian Museum, Sydney) 12. ISSN 0067-1967. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17444/425_complete.pdf. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  3. Phillips, Charlma (June 1992). "PIRSA Forestry Leafhoppers". PIRSA Forestry. Department of Primary Industries & Regions, South Australia. http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry/forest_health/forest_health_fact_sheets/factSheets/leafhoppers. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10491781 entry