The Flatinae are a subfamily of planthoppers, erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839.[1] Genera have been recorded from all continents except Antarctica: especially in tropical and subtropical regions.[2]

Flatinae
Cryptoflata unipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Flatidae
Subfamily: Flatinae
Spinola, 1839

Description

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Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem from plants. The antennae are small and the second segment is longer and ends in a bulge and a flagellum arises from it. They have two ocelli and nymphs have a tail of waxy filaments. Of the two sub-families in the Flatidae, the bodies of adult Flatinae are flattened laterally and the tegmina are tent-like (unlike the Flatoidinae, where the body is not laterally compressed and the tegmina are not as tent-like).[3]

Tribes and genera

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Eight tribes are included by Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web (FLOW)[2] and BioLib:[4]

Ceryniini

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Cerynia maria

Auth. Distant, 1906

  1. Adelidoria Metcalf, 1952
  2. Adexia Melichar, 1901
  3. Bythopsyrna Melichar, 1901
  4. Cenestra Stål, 1862
  5. Cerynia Stål, 1862
  6. Copsyrna Stål, 1862
  7. Doriana Metcalf, 1952

Flatini

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Lawana imitata

Auth. Spinola, 1839

subtribe Flatina Spinola, 1839
  1. Cameruniola Strand, 1928
  2. Decipha Medler, 1988
  3. Flata Fabricius, 1798
  4. Flatomorpha Melichar, 1901
  5. Paranotus Karsch, 1890
subtribe Lawanina Melichar, 1923
  1. Circumdaksha Distant, 1910
  2. Cromna Walker, 1857
  3. Eumelicharia Kirkaldy, 1906
  4. Lawana Distant, 1906
  5. Neocromna Distant, 1910
  6. Neodaksha Distant, 1910
  7. Oryxa Melichar, 1901
  8. Phylliana Metcalf, 1952
subtribe Phyllyphantina Melichar, 1923
  1. Neosalurnis Distant, 1910
  2. Paracromna Melichar, 1901
  3. Phyllyphanta Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  4. Pulastya Distant, 1906
  5. Salurnis Stål, 1870


subtribe Scarpantina Melichar, 1923
  1. Colobesthes Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  2. Scarpanta Stål, 1862
  3. Scarpantina Melichar, 1901


subtribe Siphantina Melichar, 1923
  1. Aflata Melichar, 1902
  2. Burnix Medler, 1988
  3. Carthaeomorpha Melichar, 1901
  4. Dakshiana Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
  5. Euphanta Melichar, 1902
  6. Euryphantia Kirkaldy, 1906
  7. Geraldtonia Distant, 1910
  8. Hesperophantia Kirkaldy, 1904
  9. Lesabes Medler, 1988
  10. Siphanta Stål, 1862
  11. Utakwana Distant, 1914

Nephesini

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Flatormenis proxima
 
Geisha distinctissima
 
Metcalfa pruinosa

Auth. Distant, 1906

subtribe Cryptoflatina Melichar, 1923
  1. Acrophaea Melichar, 1901
  2. Anormenis Melichar, 1923
  3. Antillormenis Fennah, 1942
  4. Chaetormenis Melichar, 1923
  5. Cryptoflata Melichar, 1901
  6. Epormenis Fennah, 1945
  7. Flatoptera Melichar, 1901
  8. Flatormenis Melichar, 1923
  9. Geisha Kirkaldy, 1900
  10. Gyarina Melichar, 1901
  11. Hansenia Melichar, 1901
  12. Ilesia Fennah, 1942
  13. Leptoflata Lallemand, 1931
  14. Leptormenis Melichar, 1923
  15. Melicharia Kirkaldy, 1900
  16. Melormenis Metcalf, 1938
  17. Melormenoides Metcalf, 1954
  18. Metcalfa Caldwell & Martorell, 1951
  19. Monoflata Melichar, 1923
  20. Neoflata Melichar, 1923
  21. Okenana Distant, 1912
  22. Ormenana Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
  23. Ormenaria Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
  24. Ormenis Stål, 1862
  25. Ormenoides Melichar, 1923
  26. Panormenis Melichar, 1923
  27. Paratella Melichar, 1901
  28. Paroxychara Lallemand & Synave, 1952
  29. Parthenormenis Fennah, 1949
  30. Petrusa Stål, 1862
  31. Phyllodryas Kirkaldy, 1913
  32. Sephena Melichar, 1901
  33. Ulundia Distant, 1910
subtribe Nephesina Distant, 1906
  1. Idume Stål, 1866
  2. Nakta Distant, 1906
  3. Neomelicharia Kirkaldy, 1903
  4. Nephesa Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  5. Paraflatoptera Lallemand, 1939
  6. Tejasa Distant, 1906
  7. Tetraceratium Muir, 1924
  8. Unnata Distant, 1906



subtribe Phaedolina Melichar, 1923
  1. Phaedolus Karsch, 1890
subtribe Pseudoflatina Melichar, 1923
  1. Caesonia Stål, 1866
  2. Colgar Kirkaldy, 1900
  3. Colgaroides Distant, 1910 - Planthoppers
  4. Dalapax Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  5. Gyaria Stål, 1862
  6. Gyariella Schmidt, 1924
  7. Pauliana Lallemand, 1950
  8. Rhinophantia Melichar, 1901
subtribe unplaced
  1. Acutisha Medler, 1991
  2. Herbiflata Peng, Fletcher & Zhang, 2016
  3. Hilavrita Distant, 1906
  4. Kayania Distant, 1910
  5. Lecopia Medler, 1991
  6. Nivalios Zhang, Peng & Wang, 2011
  7. Nullina Medler, 1991
  8. Sabaethis Jacobi, 1916
  9. Sanurus Melichar, 1901
  10. Somisha Medler, 1991

Phantiini

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Auth. Melichar, 1923

  1. Apolexis Jacobi, 1936
  2. Byllis Stål, 1866
  3. Calauria Stål, 1866
  4. Mesophantia Melichar, 1901
  5. Microflata Melichar, 1901
  6. Phantia Fieber, 1866
  7. Phantiopsis Melichar, 1905

Phromniini

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Auth. Distant, 1906

  1. Acanthoflata Fieber, 1866
  2. Alcaxor Fennah, 1947
  3. Anggira Distant, 1906
  4. Anthoflata Fennah, 1947
  5. Capistra Fennah, 1947
  6. Chaturbuja Distant, 1906
  7. Conflata Schmidt, 1912
  8. Danavara Distant, 1906
  9. Delostenopium Jacobi, 1928
  10. Dermoflata Melichar, 1901
  11. Flatida White, 1846 (= Phromnia Stål, 1862)
  12. Flatidissa Metcalf, 1952
  13. Flatina Melichar, 1901
  14. Flatiris Fennah, 1947
  15. Flatosoma Melichar, 1901
  16. Ityraea Stål, 1866
  17. Lechaea Stål, 1866
  18. Ormenina Fennah, 1947
  19. Papuanella Distant, 1914
  20. Paraflata Melichar, 1901
  21. Poeciloflata Melichar, 1901
  22. Psenoflata Fennah, 1947
  23. Riculiflata Fennah, 1947

Poekillopterini

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Auth. Kirkaldy, 1907

  1. Poekilloptera Latreille, 1796

Selizini

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Auth. Distant, 1906

  1. Afrocyarda Fennah, 1965
  2. Afrodascalia Fennah, 1958
  3. Afroseliza Fennah, 1961
  4. Anadascalia Melichar, 1923
  5. Anidora Melichar, 1901
  6. Arelate Stål, 1862
  7. Armorseliza Ai, Yang & Zhang, 2019
  8. Austrodascalia Fletcher, 1988
  9. Barsac Fletcher, 1988
  10. Cryptobarsac Fletcher & Moir, 2002
  11. Cyarda Walker, 1858
  12. Cyphopterum Melichar, 1905
  13. Dascalia Stål, 1862
  14. Dascalina Melichar, 1902
  15. Dascaliomorpha Melichar, 1923
  16. Dascanga Medler, 2000
  17. Deocerus Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
  18. Derisa Melichar, 1901
  19. Euhyloptera Fennah, 1945
  20. Eurima Melichar, 1901
  21. Eurocalia Van Duzee, 1907
  22. Eurocerus Metcalf, 1945
  23. Exoma Melichar, 1902
  24. Farona Melichar, 1901
  25. Flatula Melichar, 1901
  26. Gomeda Distant, 1906
  27. Grapaldus Distant, 1914
  28. Griveaudus Stroinski & Swierczewski, 2014
  29. Hameishara Linnavuori, 1973
  30. Hyphancylus Fowler, 1904
  31. Increda Medler, 2001
  32. Jamella Kirkaldy, 1906 (J. australiae, or pandanus planthopper, pest to Pandanus tectorius[5][6])
  33. Juba Jacobi, 1901
  34. Kelyflata Swierczewski & Stroinski, 2019
  35. Ketumala Distant, 1906
  36. Lembakaria Swierczewski & Stroinski, 2019
  37. Leptodascalia Melichar, 1923
  38. Locrona Fennah, 1945
  39. Massila Walker, 1862
  40. Meulona Zia, 1935
  41. Mistharnophantia Kirkaldy, 1907
  42. Mosiona Melichar, 1923
  43. Paradascalia Metcalf, 1938
  44. Paragomeda Distant, 1914
  45. Paraketumala Distant, 1912
  46. Paraseliza Melichar, 1923
  47. Planodascalia Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
  48. Pseudodascalia Melichar, 1923
  49. Pseudoseliza Peng, Wang & Zhang, 2010
  50. Sajuba Medler, 2001
  51. Satapa Distant, 1906
  52. Scarposa Uhler, 1895
  53. Seliza Stål, 1862
  54. Stenocyarda Fennah, 1965
  55. Urana Melichar, 1902
  56. Zarudnya Melichar, 1901
  57. Zecheuna Zia, 1935

Sisciini

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Auth. Melichar, 1923

  1. Aulophorina Strand, 1928
  2. Euryprosthius Karsch, 1890
  3. Latois Stål, 1866
  4. Phlebopterum Stål, 1854
  5. Siscia Stål, 1870
  1. Anaya Distant, 1906
  2. Byllisana Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
  3. Daeda Banks, 1910
  4. Daksha Distant, 1906
  5. Flatopsis Melichar, 1902
  6. Hypsiphanta Jacobi, 1928
  7. Mimophantia Matsumura, 1900
  8. Paradaksha Distant, 1910
  9. Phymoides Distant, 1910
  10. Pulaha Distant, 1906
  11. Summanus Distant, 1916
  • unplaced monotypic genera from Socotra island:
  1. Haloflata Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017
  2. Medleria Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2018

References

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  1. ^ Spinola M (1839) Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Rhyngotes. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Paris 8: 133-337.
  2. ^ a b Bourgoin Th. (2013) FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): Flatinae. Version 8: update: 2022-05-15.
  3. ^ F. Muir (1923). "On the classification of the Fulgoroidea (Homoptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 5 (2): 205–247.
  4. ^ BioLib.cz: family Flatidae Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 29 August 2020)
  5. ^ "The insects killing Fraser Island's pandanus population". Queensland Times. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ Coghill, Jon (29 October 2015). "Rangers turn to tiny native wasp to save Fraser Island's iconic pandanus population". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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  1.   Data related to Flatinae at Wikispecies
  2.   Media related to Flatinae at Wikimedia Commons