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
 * 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
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
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
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
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
Auth. Kirkaldy, 1907
 * 1) Poekilloptera Latreille, 1796

Selizini
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  )
 * 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
Auth. Melichar, 1923
 * 1) Aulophorina Strand, 1928
 * 2) Euryprosthius Karsch, 1890
 * 3) Latois Stål, 1866
 * 4) Phlebopterum Stål, 1854
 * 5) Siscia Stål, 1870

incertae sedis

 * 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