Eurymela
''Eurymela'' is a genus of Cicadellidae, leafhoppers. There are seven known species, and they are found throughout mainland Australia. The two most common species are ''Eurymela fenestrata, E. fenestrata'' and ''Eurymela distincta, E. distincta''. ''E. fenestrata'' is the type species. Species of the genus are commonly known as "Jassids". They feed on the sap of Eucalypts. References External links Eurymela
from the Atlas of Living Australia Cicadellidae genera Insects of Australia Eurymelinae Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville {{Cicadellidae-stub ...
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Eurymela Distincta
''Eurymela distincta'' is a species of leafhopper native to the Australian continent. It has a wedge-shaped body that is 10–12 mm long (adult male) or 12–14 mm long (adult female). The head is black with cream or white maxillary plates. The pronotum and scutellum are black. The tegmen is black with a blue or purple tinge, and one to three white fasciae. The costal margin is black. Legs are scarlet close to the body and black further away. Underparts are scarlet. ''E. distincta'' mainly feeds on the bangalay (''Eucalyptus botryoides'') and the apple box (''Eucalyptus bridgesiana''), though it has also been recorded on manna gum ('' E. viminalis''), black gum ('' E. aggregate'') and Camden woollybutt ('' E. macarthurii''). Nymphs and adults may be attended by up to 20 ants of the genus ''Iridomyrmex'', which also attend female scale insects of the species ''Eriococcus coriaceus'' and '' E. confusus'' that infest the same trees. The ants eat the leaf-hoppers' sugary ...
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