Cicada; Print; The cicadas are a superfamily; the Cicadoidea; of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha; along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two families; Tettigarctidae; with two species in Australia; and Cicadidae; with more than 3; 000 species described from around the world; many species remain undescribed.