See text Issidae is a family of planthoppers described by Spinola in 1839, belonging to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha superfamily Fulgoroidea.

Issidae are small insects generally with a stocky body, as the wings mainly develop in width.

The Catalogue of Life[4] lists genera in five tribes Issini, Parahiraciini, Hemisphaeriini and Thioniini.

[6] The oldest fossil of the group is Cubicostissus of the Paleocene Menat Formation of France, belonging to the tribe Hysteropterini, molecular clock calibrations suggest a diversification during the Upper Cretaceous.

[7] Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web[8] lists four subfamilies: Authority: Melichar, 1906 Authority: Melichar, 1906; there are currently 59 genera including: The monotypic subfamily contains the sole tribe Issini Spinola, 1839[9] and has a widespread distribution in Europe, the Middle East and temperate Asia.