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Subfamily Eurymelinae: Tribe Eurymelini

Eurymeloides bicincta (Erichson)

The Eurymelini are commonly known as gum treehoppers because all species are found only on eucalypts. Adults and nymphs are usually found in groups tended by ants. Unlike most leafhopper nymphs, eurymeline nymphs don't jump but avoid predators by running around the twig or branch when disturbed. The presence of ants presumably helps to discourage predators and the bright black and white or red and black colouring is probably aposematic, warning of the protection that the ants provide.

There are no eurymelids recorded in Indonesia although further exploration of New Guinea may reveal species in W. Papua.

Species of Eurymelini known to occur in Australia

Genus Aloeurymela Evans

Aloeurymela Evans 1965: 85

Aloeurymela gearyi Evans

Aloeurymela gearyi Evans 1965: 85

Qld, NSW, WA

Aloeurymela langfieldi Evans

Aloeurymela langfieldi Evans 1966: 59

[Update: image added 15.viii.2011]

Genus Dremuela Evans

Dremuela Evans 1966: 60

Dremuela hieroglyphica Evans

Dremuela hieroglyphica Evans 1966: 60

NSW, Vic

Genus Eurymela Le Peletier & Serville

Eurymela Le Peletier & Serville 1825: 604

Eurymela bakeri Evans

Eurymela bakeri Evans 1933: 78

[update: image added 6.vii.2006]

NSW, ACT

Eurymela distincta Signoret

Eurymela distincta Signoret 1850: 506
Eurymela vicina Signoret 1850: 506, synonymised by Walker 1852: 1149
Eurymela speculum Walker 1851: 641, synonymised by Walker 1852: 1149
Eurymela lubra Kirkaldy 1906: 355, synonymised by Distant 1908a: 104

Known hosts: Eucalyptus bridgesiana, E. botryoides (Myrtaceae) (Evans 1931, Rosario, et al. 1992), E. viminalis, E. macarthuri, E. aggregata (Myrtaceae), Hakea sericea (Proteaceae) (Day and Fletcher 1994)

NSW, ACT,
Vic, Tas

Eurymela erythrocnemis Burmeister

Eurymela erythrocnemis Burmeister 1838: Pl.14

Note: The date of publication of all of Burmeister's species is hard to determine. The figure plates, generally acknowledged to have been published in 1838, bear no publication date nor page numbers nor species names, with each plate labelled with the generic name, in this case "Genus EURYMELA". The text in which the species names were introduced is in a volume dated "1838–1846" which may indicate that one volume was published in 1838 and the other in 1846 and using both dates in this manner linked the two volumes as two parts of the same work. It cannot be expected that the text volume appeared in 1838 because Burmeister wouldn't have known the final date when the work would be completed. A more likely explanation is that the text for each species, and possibly also the plates, appeared in some kind of ephemeral publication (or even circulated privately to colleagues) in parts between 1838 and 1846 and was finally published as a single volume in 1846. The date of publication cannot be taken as 1846 since Amyot & Serville (1843: 556) use the name Eurymela erythrocnemis Burmeister (and refer it to Pl.14) which indicates that this name appeared before 1843. It is probable therefore that Burmeister published the plates in 1838 to establish ownership and circulated the text as it was completed. [update: 4.viii.2011]

NSW, Vic

Eurymela fenestrata Le Peletier and Serville

Eurymela fenestrata Le Peletier and Serville 1825: 604
Eurymela ruficollis Burmeister 1838: Pl.14, synonymised by Evans 1933: 75
Eurymela discoidalis Signoret 1850: 505, synonymised by Evans 1933: 75
Eurymela suffusa Walker 1851: 641, synonymised by Evans 1933: 75
Eurymela plebeia Kirkaldy 1906: 355, synonymised by Evans 1933: 75
Eurymela subnigricans Distant 1908a: 105, synonymised by Evans 1933: 75

Qld, NSW, Vic,
WA, SA, Tas

Eurymela intermedia Evans

Eurymela intermedia Evans 1969b: 55

[Update: image added 13.viii.2011]

NSW, Qld

Eurymela rubrolimbata Kirkaldy

Eurymela rubrolimbata Kirkaldy 1906: 354

NSW

Eurymela walkeri Metcalf

Eurymela suffusa Walker 1858b: 83, preoccupied by Eurymela suffusa Walker 1851: 641
Eurymela walkeri Metcalf 1965: 18, nom. nov. for Eurymela suffusa Walker 1858

"Australia"

Genus Eurymelessa Evans

Eurymelessa Evans 1933: 88

Eurymelessa moruyana (Distant)

Eurymeloides moruyana Distant 1917a: 188
Eurymela froggatti Evans 1933: 88, synonymised by Evans 1966: 60
Eurymelessa moruyana (Distant), Evans 1933: 88

Known hosts: Eucalyptus dalrympleana (Myrtaceae) (Day and Fletcher 1994)

Qld, NSW, Vic,
PNG

Genus Eurymelita Evans

Eurymelita Evans 1933: 89

Eurymelita terminalis (Walker)

Eurymela terminalis Walker 1851: 642
Eurymelita terminalis (Walker), Evans 1933: 89

Qld, NSW, Vic,
SA, WA

Genus Eurymeloides Ashmead

Eurymeloides Ashmead 1889: 126
Eurymelias Kirkaldy 1907: 29, synonymised by Distant 1908a: 100

Eurymeloides adspersa (Signoret)

Eurymela adspersa Signoret 1850: 510
Eurymeloides adspersa (Signoret), Kirkaldy 1906: 354

NSW, PNG

Eurymeloides bicincta (Erichson)

Eurymela bicincta Erichson 1842: 286
Eurymeloides bicinctellus Kirkaldy 1906: 352, synonymised by Evans 1933: 83
Eurymeloides bicincta (Erichson), Kirkaldy 1906: 354

Known hosts: Eucalyptus delegatensis, E. macrorhyncha (Myrtaceae) (Stevens 1985), E. gummifera, E. blakelyi, E. robertsoni, E. pauciflora (Myrtaceae) (Day and Fletcher 1994)

Qld, NSW, Vic,
Tas, SA

Eurymeloides lineata (Signoret)

Eurymela lineata Signoret 1850: 509
Eurymela livida Walker 1851: 642, synonymised by Evans 1933: 84
Eurymela decisa Walker 1851: 643, synonymised by Distant 1908a: 102
Eurymleoides lineata (Signoret), Kirkaldy 1906: 353

Known hosts: Eucalyptus viminalis (Myrtaceae) (Stevens 1985)

Qld, NSW, Vic,
SA, Tas, WA

Eurymeloides marmorata (Burmeister)

Eurymela marmorata Burmeister 1838
Bythoscopus nigroaeneus Walker 1851: 867, synonymised by Stål 1862: 495
Bythoscopus anguliferus Walker 1851: 868, synonymised by Evans 1977: 88
Eurymeloides zonatus Distant 1908a: 104, synonymised by Evans 1933: 86
Eurymeloides marmorata (Burmeister), Evans 1933: 86

Known hosts: Eucalyptus viminalis (Myrtaceae) (Stevens 1985)

Qld, NSW, Vic,
Tas, SA

Eurymeloides minutum Evans

Eurymeloides minutum Evans 1933: 87

[Update: image added 10.viii.2011]

NSW, SA, Qld, Tas

[Qld, Tas update: 9.viii.2011]

Eurymeloides musgravei Evans

Eurymeloides musgravei Evans 1966: 67

NSW, ACT, Vic

Eurymeloides perpusilla (Walker)

Eurymela perpusilla Walker 1858b: 83
Eurymeloides perpusilla (Walker), Evans 1933: 86

Qld, NSW, Tas

Eurymeloides pulchra (Signoret)

Eurymela pulchra Signoret 1850: 508
Eurymela discifera Walker 1851: 641, synonymised by Walker 1852: 1149
Eurymeloides hyacinthus Kirkaldy 1906: 351, synonymised by Evans 1933: 83
Eurymeloides pulchra (Signoret), Kirkaldy 1906: 353

Known hosts: Eucalyptus blakelyi, E. amplifolia, E. camaldulensis (Myrtaceae) (Stevens 1985)

Qld, NSW, ACT,
Vic, SA

Eurymeloides punctata (Signoret)

Eurymela punctata Signoret 1850: 511
Eurymela ocellata Signoret 1850: 511, synonymised by Evans 1933: 84
Eurymela trifasciata Signoret 1850: 512, synonymised by Evans 1933: 84
Eurymela varia Walker 1851: 644, synonymised by Evans 1933: 84
Eurymeloides punctata (Signoret), Kirkaldy 1906: 354
Eurymeloides cumulosus Kirkaldy 1906: 351, synonymised by Evans 1933: 84
Eurymeloides ornatus Kirkaldy 1906: 352, synonymised by Evans 1933: 84
Eurymeloides testaceus Distant 1908a: 101, synonymised by Evans 1933: 86
Eurymeloides atromaculatus Distant 1908a: 103, synonymised by Evans 1933: 86
Eurymeloides kalimensis Evans 1939: 48, synonymised by Stevens 1985: 10
Eurymeloides motuana Evans 1947c: 225, synonymised by Evans 1966: 64
Eurymeloides nigrobrunnea Evans 1947c: 225, synonymised by Evans 1966: 64

Known hosts: Myrtaceae - Eucalyptus blakelyi, E. dalrympleana, E. nicholii, E. pauciflora (Stevens 1985), E. viminalis, E. mannifera (Rosario, et al. 1992), E. macarthuri, E. aggregrata (Day and Fletcher 1994)

Qld, NSW, ACT,
Vic, Tas, SA,
WA, PNG

Eurymeloides walkeri Distant

Eurymeloides walkeri Distant 1908a: 102
Known hosts: Eucalyptus gomphocephala (Myrtaceae) (Stevens 1985)

[Update: image added 10.viii.2011]

Genus Eurymelops Kirkaldy

Eurymelops Kirkaldy 1906: 350

Eurymelops bicolor (Burmeister)

Eurymela bicolor Burmeister 1838
Eurymela basalis Walker 1851: 640, synonymised by Dohrn 1859: 85
Eurymelops bicolor (Burmeister), Kirkaldy 1906: 354

Qld, NSW, ACT,
Vic, SA, Solomon Islands

Eurymelops generosa (Stål)

Eurymela generosa Stål 1865: 156
Eurymela bunda Distant 1908a: 106, synonymised by Evans 1933: 82
Eurymelops generosa (Stål), Evans 1933: 82

Note: Evans (1933) gave the distribution as WA but Evans (1966) corrected this to localities in Qld.
[update: image added 11.viii.2011]

Qld

Eurymelops latifascia (Walker)

Eurymela latifascia Walker 1851: 639
Eurymela pascoei Distant 1908a: 106, synonymised by Evans 1933: 82
Eurymelops latifascia (Walker), Evans 1933: 82

[update: image added 11.viii.2011]

NSW, Vic, SA, WA

Eurymelops rubrovittata (Amyot & Serville)

Eurymela rubrovittata Amyot & Serville 1843: 555
Eurymela rubrofasciata Stål 1865: 156, synonymised by Evans 1933: 80
Eurymelops rubrovittata (Amyot & Serville), Kirkaldy 1906: 354

ACT, Qld, Vic, WA

Genus Eurypella Evans

Eurypella Evans 1966 : 58

Eurypella tasmaniensis (Evans)

Bakeriola tasmaniensis Evans 1947c: 227
Eurypella tasmaniensis (Evans), Evans 1966: 58

[update: image added 12.viii.2011]

Tas, Vic

Genus Pauripo Evans

Pauripo Evans 1934 : 161

Pauripo insularis Evans

Pauripo insularis Evans 1934: 161
Pauripo continentalis Evans 1934: 163, synonymised by Evans 1966: 58

Qld, NSW, Vic, SA

Genus Pauroeurymela Evans

Pauroeurymela Evans 1933 : 79

Pauroeurymela amplicincta (Walker)

Eurymela amplicincta Walker 1858b: 84
Pauroeurymela amplicincta (Walker), Evans 1933: 79

NSW, Vic

Pauroeurymela parva Evans

Pauroeurymela parva Evans 1933: 79

NSW

Genus Platyeurymela Evans

Platyeurymela Evans 1933 : 78

Platyeurymela semifascia (Walker)

Eurymela semifascia Walker 1851: 643
Eurymela atra Walker 1851: 645, synonymised by Evans 1966: 69
Eurymela tasmani Distant 1908a: 106, synonymised by Evans 1933: 78
Platyeurymela semifascia (Walker), Evans 1933: 78

NSW, Vic, Tas, SA