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