''Eurymela'' is a genus of

leafhoppers A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and a ...

. There are seven known species, and they are found throughout mainland

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. The two most common species are '' E. fenestrata'' and '' E. distincta''. ''E. fenestrata'' is the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

. Species of the genus are commonly known as "Jassids". They feed on the sap of Eucalypts.

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Cicadellidae genera Insects of Australia Eurymelinae Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville {{Cicadellidae-stub