Issid month #1 Long-snouted issid planthoppers???

Many people think about issid planthoppers as boring little guys with small wings which are shaped almost circular (Me too, except hemisphaeriina and the ones featured in the article); But a few species are difficult ignore, like these guys.. and also, this is going to be issid month! So be prepared for lots and lots of issids (and keys for identifying issids) Let's start:

1 ..... Wings formed similar to a beetles cuticle/elytron

1 a ..... Stripes on the snout's ventral part ..... Macrodaruma pertinax

1 b ..... No stripes on the snout's ventral part ..... Choutagus longicephalus

2 ..... Wings not formed similar to a beetles cuticle/elytron

2 a ..... Apical part of the head curved in lateral view. General colouration light brown or pale with pale cyan snout..... Pseudochoutagus curvativus

2 b ..... Apical part of the head straight in lateral view. General colouration reddish brown ..... Pseudochoutagus rubens

2 c ..... Pelicular buffalo like snout with an upward pointing pin-shaped horn; front legs formed into mantis claw like appendages ..... Augilodes binghami

2 d ..... Two snouts ..... Bootheca taurus

2 e ..... Snout varied in size, pin shaped, general colouration green to greenish-yellow ..... Symplana

Posted on March 2, 2023 07:20 PM by aaravmishra