Subfamily Eurymelinae: Tribe Pogonoscopini
Pogonoscopus lenis (Jacobi)
The treehoppers in this tribe are adapted for living in ants' nests (Day and Pullen 1999). They have narrow head and small eyes and the head, especially the face, and thorax bear scattered fine long hairs that presumably provide some sensory function. Pogonoscopines are not commonly seen by collectors since they spend the day underground and have usually only been collected when ant nests are excavated. Day and Pullen (1999) have reported that they are escorted by ants onto the trunks of trees at night and are highly phototaxic. The Tribe is a highly modified derivative of the Tribe Eurymelini and share a similar colour pattern, although faded to brown and white.
Species of Pogonoscopini known to occur in Australia
Genus Australoscopus ChinaAustraloscopus China 1926a: 296 |
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Australoscopus whitei China Australoscopus whitei China 1926a: 296 Note: The record from SA was reported by Day & Pullen (1999) to belong to the genus but no species identification was made. It is probably A. whitei. [update: image added 2.ix.2008] |
NT, WA, Vic, SA? [Vic update: 7.ix.2011] |
Genus Lasioscopus ChinaLasioscopus China 1926a: 294 |
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Lasioscopus acmaeops (Jacobi) Eurymeloides acmaeops Jacobi 1909:
340 Known associations: in nests of Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
WA |
Genus Myrmecoscopus EvansMyrmecoscopus Evans 1966: 79 |
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Myrmecoscopus minutus Evans Myrmecoscopus minutus Evans 1966: 79 |
WA |
Genus Pogonoscopus ChinaLasioscopus China 1924a: 529 |
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Pogonoscopus lenis (Jacobi) Eurymeloides lenis Jacobi 1909:
341 Known associations: in nests of Camponotus nigriceps (Smith) (= C.perthiana Forel) and C. terebrans (Lowne) (= C. testaceipes Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
WA, SA, Vic |
Pogonoscopus myrmex China Pogonoscopus myrmex China 1924a: 530 Known associations: in nests of C. terebrans (Lowne) (= C. testaceipes Smith), Camponotus gouldianus Forel (Day and Pullen 1999) [update: 25.v.2002] |
WA, SA, Vic |