Nilaparvata myersi, originally described from a New Zealand specimen, is the only recognised species for Tasmania. Nilaparvata is a genus notable for the presence of one or more slender spines on the hind basitarsi, however in N. myersi these can often be missing. Like many delphacids, the adults have short-winged forms (brachyptery) and full-winged forms (macroptery).
We are uncertain of the specific identity of the delphacids photographed below.
Short-winged males
Early April 2012
Buckland
Bodylength approx. 2.4mm.
Full-winged males
Late December 2014
Buckland
Bodylength approx. 2.4mm.
Short-winged females
Late May 2012
Buckland
Bodylength approx. 2.9mm.
Early May 2011
Buckland
Late August 2014
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
3mm
Mid April 2022
Tullah
On a foxglove leaf.
Mid April 2015
Marion Bay
In a lawn
Full-winged females
Mid February 2014
Buckland
Bodylength approx. 2.8mm.
Nymphs
Early April 2012
Buckland
Pending ID – Delphacidae
Mid April 2017
Ben Lomond National Park
Stranded in a pond
References
Bartlett, C. R. and contributors. 2014 (and updates). Delphacid planthoppers of North America. http://ag.udel.edu/enwc/research/delphacid/index.html http://ag.udel.edu/enwc/research/delphacid/index.html, accessed on 24 May 2015.
Fennah, R. G. 1965. Delphacidae from Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 17: 1-59.
Fletcher, M. J. 2009 (and updates). Identification keys and checklists for the leafhoppers, planthoppers and their relatives occurring in Australia and neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Available at: http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/index.html Last accessed 15 Jan 2011.
Muir, F. 1923. New Species of New Zealand Delphacidae (Homoptera). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 54: 258-259.