''Falcidius'' is a genus of

planthopper A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment ...

s in the family Issidae.

Distribution

This genus includes 10 species distributed only in the Mediterranean region: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Southern Italy (including Sicily), and Southern France.V.M. Gnezdilov, M.R. Wilson (2008) Revision of the genus ''Falcidius'' Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae). J. Nat. Hist. 42: 1447-1475

Species

* '' Falcidius apterus'' (Fabricius, 1794) * '' Falcidius chlorizans'' (Rey, 1891) * '' Falcidius diphtheriopsis'' Bergevin, 1919 * '' Falcidius doriae'' (Ferrari, 1884) * '' Falcidius duffelsicus'' Dlabola, 1982 * '' Falcidius ebejeri'' Gnezdilov & Wilson, 2008 * '' Falcidius hannibal'' Gnezdilov & Wilson, 2008 * '' Falcidius limbatus'' (A. Costa, 1864) * '' Falcidius marocanus'' Bergevin, 1923 * '' Falcidius scipionis'' Gnezdilov & Wilson, 2008

References

Hysteropterinae Insects of North Africa Hemiptera of Europe Auchenorrhyncha genera {{Fulgoromorpha-stub