# Flatinae

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

## 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).

## Tribes and genera

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

### Ceryniini

Auth. Distant, 1906
* Adelidoria Metcalf, 1952
* Adexia Melichar, 1901
* Bythopsyrna Melichar, 1901
* Cenestra Stål, 1862
* Cerynia Stål, 1862
* Copsyrna Stål, 1862
* Doriana Metcalf, 1952

### Flatini

Auth. Spinola, 1839

#### subtribe Flatina Spinola, 1839

* Cameruniola Strand, 1928
* Decipha Medler, 1988
* Flata Fabricius, 1798
* Flatomorpha Melichar, 1901
* Paranotus Karsch, 1890

#### subtribe Lawanina Melichar, 1923

* Circumdaksha Distant, 1910
* Cromna Walker, 1857
* Eumelicharia Kirkaldy, 1906
* Lawana Distant, 1906
* Neocromna Distant, 1910
* Neodaksha Distant, 1910
* Oryxa Melichar, 1901
* Phylliana Metcalf, 1952

#### subtribe Phyllyphantina Melichar, 1923

* Neosalurnis Distant, 1910
* Paracromna Melichar, 1901
* Phyllyphanta Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
* Pulastya Distant, 1906
* Salurnis Stål, 1870

#### subtribe Scarpantina Melichar, 1923

* Colobesthes Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
* Scarpanta Stål, 1862
* Scarpantina Melichar, 1901

#### subtribe Siphantina Melichar, 1923

* Aflata Melichar, 1902
* Burnix Medler, 1988
* Carthaeomorpha Melichar, 1901
* Dakshiana Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
* Euphanta Melichar, 1902
* Euryphantia Kirkaldy, 1906
* Geraldtonia Distant, 1910
* Hesperophantia Kirkaldy, 1904
* Lesabes Medler, 1988
* Siphanta Stål, 1862
* Utakwana Distant, 1914

### Nephesini

Auth. Distant, 1906

#### subtribe Cryptoflatina Melichar, 1923

* Acrophaea Melichar, 1901
* Anormenis Melichar, 1923
* Antillormenis Fennah, 1942
* Chaetormenis Melichar, 1923
* Cryptoflata Melichar, 1901
* Epormenis Fennah, 1945
* Flatoptera Melichar, 1901
* Flatormenis Melichar, 1923
* Geisha Kirkaldy, 1900
* Gyarina Melichar, 1901
* Hansenia Melichar, 1901
* Ilesia Fennah, 1942
* Leptoflata Lallemand, 1931
* Leptormenis Melichar, 1923
* Melicharia Kirkaldy, 1900
* Melormenis Metcalf, 1938
* Melormenoides Metcalf, 1954
* Metcalfa Caldwell & Martorell, 1951
* Monoflata Melichar, 1923
* Neoflata Melichar, 1923
* Okenana Distant, 1912
* Ormenana Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
* Ormenaria Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
* Ormenis Stål, 1862
* Ormenoides Melichar, 1923
* Panormenis Melichar, 1923
* Paratella Melichar, 1901
* Paroxychara Lallemand & Synave, 1952
* Parthenormenis Fennah, 1949
* Petrusa Stål, 1862
* Phyllodryas Kirkaldy, 1913
* Sephena Melichar, 1901
* Ulundia Distant, 1910

#### subtribe Nephesina Distant, 1906

* Idume Stål, 1866
* Nakta Distant, 1906
* Neomelicharia Kirkaldy, 1903
* Nephesa Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
* Paraflatoptera Lallemand, 1939
* Tejasa Distant, 1906
* Tetraceratium Muir, 1924
* Unnata Distant, 1906

#### subtribe Phaedolina Melichar, 1923

* Phaedolus Karsch, 1890

#### subtribe Pseudoflatina Melichar, 1923

* Caesonia Stål, 1866
* Colgar Kirkaldy, 1900
* Colgaroides Distant, 1910 - Planthoppers
* Dalapax Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
* Gyaria Stål, 1862
* Gyariella Schmidt, 1924
* Pauliana Lallemand, 1950
* Rhinophantia Melichar, 1901

#### subtribe unplaced

* Acutisha Medler, 1991
* Herbiflata Peng, Fletcher & Zhang, 2016
* Hilavrita Distant, 1906
* Kayania Distant, 1910
* Lecopia Medler, 1991
* Nivalios Zhang, Peng & Wang, 2011
* Nullina Medler, 1991
* Sabaethis Jacobi, 1916
* Sanurus Melichar, 1901
* Somisha Medler, 1991

### Phantiini

Auth. Melichar, 1923
* Apolexis Jacobi, 1936
* Byllis Stål, 1866
* Calauria Stål, 1866
* Mesophantia Melichar, 1901
* Microflata Melichar, 1901
* Phantia Fieber, 1866
* Phantiopsis Melichar, 1905

### Phromniini

Auth. Distant, 1906
* Acanthoflata Fieber, 1866
* Alcaxor Fennah, 1947
* Anggira Distant, 1906
* Anthoflata Fennah, 1947
* Capistra Fennah, 1947
* Chaturbuja Distant, 1906
* Conflata Schmidt, 1912
* Danavara Distant, 1906
* Delostenopium Jacobi, 1928
* Dermoflata Melichar, 1901
* Flatida White, 1846 (= Phromnia Stål, 1862)
* Flatidissa Metcalf, 1952
* Flatina Melichar, 1901
* Flatiris Fennah, 1947
* Flatosoma Melichar, 1901
* Ityraea Stål, 1866
* Lechaea Stål, 1866
* Ormenina Fennah, 1947
* Papuanella Distant, 1914
* Paraflata Melichar, 1901
* Poeciloflata Melichar, 1901
* Psenoflata Fennah, 1947
* Riculiflata Fennah, 1947

### Poekillopterini

Auth. Kirkaldy, 1907
* Poekilloptera Latreille, 1796

### Selizini

Auth. Distant, 1906
* Afrocyarda Fennah, 1965
* Afrodascalia Fennah, 1958
* Afroseliza Fennah, 1961
* Anadascalia Melichar, 1923
* Anidora Melichar, 1901
* Arelate Stål, 1862
* Armorseliza Ai, Yang & Zhang, 2019
* Austrodascalia Fletcher, 1988
* Barsac Fletcher, 1988
* Cryptobarsac Fletcher & Moir, 2002
* Cyarda Walker, 1858
* Cyphopterum Melichar, 1905
* Dascalia Stål, 1862
* Dascalina Melichar, 1902
* Dascaliomorpha Melichar, 1923
* Dascanga Medler, 2000
* Deocerus Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
* Derisa Melichar, 1901
* Euhyloptera Fennah, 1945
* Eurima Melichar, 1901
* Eurocalia Van Duzee, 1907
* Eurocerus Metcalf, 1945
* Exoma Melichar, 1902
* Farona Melichar, 1901
* Flatula Melichar, 1901
* Gomeda Distant, 1906
* Grapaldus Distant, 1914
* Griveaudus Stroinski & Swierczewski, 2014
* Hameishara Linnavuori, 1973
* Hyphancylus Fowler, 1904
* Increda Medler, 2001
* Jamella Kirkaldy, 1906 (J. australiae, or pandanus planthopper, pest to Pandanus tectorius)
* Juba Jacobi, 1901
* Kelyflata Swierczewski & Stroinski, 2019
* Ketumala Distant, 1906
* Lembakaria Swierczewski & Stroinski, 2019
* Leptodascalia Melichar, 1923
* Locrona Fennah, 1945
* Massila Walker, 1862
* Meulona Zia, 1935
* Mistharnophantia Kirkaldy, 1907
* Mosiona Melichar, 1923
* Paradascalia Metcalf, 1938
* Paragomeda Distant, 1914
* Paraketumala Distant, 1912
* Paraseliza Melichar, 1923
* Planodascalia Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
* Pseudodascalia Melichar, 1923
* Pseudoseliza Peng, Wang & Zhang, 2010
* Sajuba Medler, 2001
* Satapa Distant, 1906
* Scarposa Uhler, 1895
* Seliza Stål, 1862
* Stenocyarda Fennah, 1965
* Urana Melichar, 1902
* Zarudnya Melichar, 1901
* Zecheuna Zia, 1935

### Sisciini

Auth. Melichar, 1923
* Aulophorina Strand, 1928
* Euryprosthius Karsch, 1890
* Latois Stål, 1866
* Phlebopterum Stål, 1854
* Siscia Stål, 1870

### incertae sedis

* Anaya Distant, 1906
* Byllisana Metcalf & Bruner, 1948
* Daeda Banks, 1910
* Daksha Distant, 1906
* Flatopsis Melichar, 1902
* Hypsiphanta Jacobi, 1928
* Mimophantia Matsumura, 1900
* Paradaksha Distant, 1910
* Phymoides Distant, 1910
* Pulaha Distant, 1906
* Summanus Distant, 1916
* unplaced monotypic genera from Socotra island:
* Haloflata Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017
* Medleria Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2018