Mango Planthopper - Colgaroides acuminata
Family Flatidae
This page contains pictures and information about Mango Planthoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 18mm
- Planthoppers are close related with cicada. They are plant suckers. This Planthopper is creamy green in colour with a tiny pink dot at the middle of each front wing. They are common in Brisbane and can be found on stem of different plants. They are considered as pest in the mango growing industry.
- They look like green triangular plant spines when they rest on the tree stems. Their broad triangular forewings held roof-like over their body make them easily recognized.
- At first we wrongly identified them as Siphanta sp.. Dr. Murray Fletcher send us email and advised that "The flatid image identified as Siphanta sp. on your website is actually Colgaroides acuminata. Species of Siphanta have the head flat dorsally with a distinct horizontal carina between the vertex and face. The conical head shape of the specimen in your picture is typical of Colgar and Colgaroides, which can be differentiated from each other by the number of vertical carinae on the face."
- Reference and links:
- 1. Colgaroides acuminata - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
- 2. Colgaroides acuminata - Australian Insect Common Names, 2005.
- 3. Colgaroides acuminata - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage.
