Caliscelidae

Caliscelidae is a family of planthoppers, sap-sucking insects that belong to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha and superfamily Fulgoroidea. They are somewhat anomalous and have often been included within the family Issidae. Studies made in 2013 of the phylogeny of the Issidae and other groups using molecular techniques support the treatment of the group as a separate family. Sexual dimorphism can be marked. Some members of the family are called piglet bugs due to the shape of their snout. A particularly aberrant genus described in 2011 from India, Formiscurra, has males that resemb

Ommatidiotus is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Caliscelidae.

species of insect

Formiscurra is a genus of planthopper in the family Caliscelidae with two species: Formiscurra indicus of southern India and Formiscurra atlas from southwestern Ethiopia. Like others of its family they have short wings, suck plant sap and escape by leaping. The species shows great sexual dimorphism. The males of this half centimeter-long insect have an enlarged lobe in front of its head, the frons or metope, giving it an ant-like appearance. Females do not have such an enlarged structure but have a slightly long snout and differ slightly in body shape. The species is found mainly on low vegeta

Bruchomorpha is a genus of planthoppers, sap-sucking insects that belong to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, superfamily Fulgoroidea, family Caliscelidae, subfamily Caliscelinae and tribe Peltonotellini.

Fitchiella is a genus of plant-hoppers found in North America.