Hemiptera26 species

Family Issid Planthoppers (Issidae)

Issidae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 26 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Issidae (26)

Aplos simplex

Found by inspection of possible hosts (try Robinia ), also by sweeping or beating. Found in abundance in Pennsylvania in Lindgren funnel traps. ( 3 )

Exortus fuscomaculosus

Identification: Det. Solomon V. Hendrix, 2024 one of the shortest species (Andy Hamilton)

Fowlerium acutum

Identification: For the complete description of acuta see Doering: p. 463 . Dets. M. A. Quinn, 2010 Type specimens are: Male holotype, female allotype, eight female paratypes and three male paratypes, taken by Mr. Paul Oman at Concan, [Uvalde Co.] Te

Issus coleoptratus

A rounded hopper, greyish in colour, with a very prominent and distinctive net-like pattern of veins on the forewings. There are dark markings on the face. The nymph often has a tuft of wax filaments projecting from the rear end, which are secreted f

Stilbometopius auroreus

Identification: Dorsal margin of frons slightly convex; costal border cream colored, other cells in forewing with black dots Type Locality: Texas; collected by G. W. Belfrage. (probably near present day Ft. Hood/Ft. Cavazos)

Thionia bullata

Many images on this page may in fact be examples of Thionia quinquata -the two species are very difficult to separate morphologically and the characters for differential diagnosis are not well established!