Eurybrachidae
Sign in to saveEurybrachidae (sometimes misspelled "Eurybrachyidae" or "Eurybrachiidae") is a small family of planthoppers with species occurring in parts of Asia, Australia and Africa. They are remarkable for the sophistication of their automimicry.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 73
- Family
- Eurybrachidae
- Collections
- UMNH, INHS, AM
- Recorded in
- Malawi, Australia
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- Parent taxon
- Fulgoroidea
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Description
- Biology
- Taxonomy
- Platybrachinae
- Eurybrachinae
- Pest status
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Eurybrachidae (sometimes misspelled "Eurybrachyidae" or "Eurybrachiidae") is a small family of planthoppers with species occurring in parts of Asia, Australia and Africa. They are remarkable for the sophistication of their automimicry.
==Etymology== The family name is derived from the Greek () and (), meaning "broad" and "short". This presumably reflects the shape of adults of representative species.
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