Family Meenoplidae - Meenoplid planthoppers
Nisia australiensis Woodward
The Family Meenoplidae is represented in Australia by a few species of Nisia Melichar (1903: 53) in the tropical North and two species of Phaconeura Kirkaldy (1906: 427) in the more southerly parts of mainland Australia. Nearly half of the known Australian fauna of Meenoplidae are cavernicolous species described by Hoch (1990).
The family is most easily recognised in Australia by the presence of heavy granulations on the outer claval vein (Vein 1A). Some derbids also have granulations on this vein but these can be differentiated from Meenoplidae by the length of the apical segment of the rostrum which is about as long as wide in derbids but much longer than wide in other fulgoroid families.
- Key to Australian genera of Meenoplidae
- Species of Meenoplidae known to occur in Australia
- Species of Meenoplidae known to occur in eastern Indonesia & New Guinea
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Species of Meenoplidae known to occur in Australia
Cavernicolous species marked #
Genus Nisia MelicharNisia Melichar 1903: 53 |
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Nisia australiensis Woodward [update: 28 April 2000] Nisia atrovenosa (Lethierry),
Melichar 1903: 53 subsp. australiensis Woodward 1957: 67 |
Qld, NT |
Nisia grandiceps Kirkaldy Nisia grandiceps Kirkaldy 1906: 427 |
Qld |
Genus Phaconeura KirkaldyPhaconeura Kirkaldy 1906: 427 |
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Phaconeura brimblecombei Woodward Phaconeura brimblecombei Woodward 1957: 65 |
Qld |
Phaconeura capricornia Hoch # Phaconeura capricornia Hoch 1990 |
Qld |
Phaconeura caesar Fennah Phaconeura caesar Fennah 1963a |
Vic |
Phaconeura crevicola Hoch # Phaconeura crevicola Hoch 1990 |
Qld |
Phaconeura froggatti Kirkaldy Phaconeura froggatti Kirkaldy 1906: 427 |
NSW, Vic |
Phaconeura hackeri Woodward Phaconeura hackeri Woodward 1957: 64 Note: The record from NSW derives from a specimen in ASCU from Grafton in the NE corner of NSW. [update: 16.ix.2003] |
Qld, NSW [NSW update: 16.ix.2003] |
Phaconeura minyamea Hoch # Phaconeura minyamea Hoch 1990 |
Qld |
Phaconeura mopamea Hoch # Phaconeura mopamea Hoch 1990 |
Qld |
Phaconeura pallida Kirkaldy Phaconeura pallida Kirkaldy 1906: 428 |
Qld |
Phaconeura pluto Fennah # Phaconeura pluto Fennah 1973a: 444 |
WA |
Phaconeura proserpina Hoch # Phaconeura proserpina Hoch 1993 |
WA |
Phaconeura smithi Woodward Phaconeura smithi Woodward 1957: 62 |
N.Qld |
Phaconeura smithi lamingtoni Woodward Phaconeura smithi lamingtoni Woodward 1957: 63 |
Qld |