Species Account for Oliarus leporinus

National status: Nb
Essex RDB: Listed



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National trend: None known

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Oliarus leporinus is quite a large planthopper, with pale rather milky wings and a dark brown body. It is chiefly found on the southern coasts of England and Wales, almost exclusively on saltmarshes in Britain, in grassy areas in the upper marsh. The species may be common when found, but tend to be very local. A colony may be confined to a hundred metres or so of saltmarsh, when apparently similar habitat stretches for a considerable distance in each direction. The foodplants are not known, though it has been found in association with reed Phragmites australis and other wetland grasses. The nymphs are probably root-feeders, in common with other Cixiidae. Saltmarsh communities need no active management in order to maintain suitable conditions for the insect. The introduction of grazing to any previously ungrazed habitat should be regarded as threatening. New sea banks should be constructed as far inland as feasible, leaving the maximum possible range of saltmarsh communities. Material for construction or renovation of such banks should be excavated from areas of low conservation interest to the landward side of the bank wherever feasible (Kirby 1992). References

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