Family Caliscelidae - Caliscelid planthoppers

The Caliscelidae have been treated as a subfamily of the Issidae until recently. Emeljanov (1999) has outlined the reasons for regarding the group as a family in its own right and provides references to other work on which this is based. The principal characters are provided by the structures of the female genitalia and ovipositor. 

Caliscelids are usually highly brachypterous with the tegmina barely reaching over the first abdominal segments. Some of the Australian species, most of which are undescribed, have the forelegs expanded or have the head produced in front of the eyes.

• Species of Caliscelidae known to occur in Australia
• Species of Caliscelidae known to occur in eastern Indonesia and New Guinea
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Species of Caliscelidae known to occur in Australia

Subfamily CALISCELINAE

Note: There are a number of undescribed species of Caliscelidae known from Australia.