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| Platybrachys sp. (genus) | 30 Sep 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Cicadellidae (family) | 30 Sep 2024 | catherine.gilbert |
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This little puppy was in my lounge room. It was only about 9 mm long. I took some photos and then did some time honored photo taxonomy. The problem is that it looks like a Myerslopella sp. (Cicadellidae: Euacanthellinae: Sagmatiini) which are found in Queensland and Northern NSW (where I have never been), not the ACT. There are differences between the this individual and the only photo I could find, the Holotype of Myerslopella taylori (https://idtools.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/species/myerslop.htm) This one appears to be brachytperous. The hind margin of the pronotum is also more elaborate. Is this just a juvenile of something more common? I did not realize that it would be so problematic, so when it hopped away, I did not chase it.
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catherine.gilbert NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
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- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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