''Flata'' is the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...

of planthoppers in the family Flatidae and tribe Flatini (subtribe Flatina), erected by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johann Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...

in 1798. Species are recorded from subtropical and tropical Asia including India, China,

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

and

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

(but records are probably incomplete).

Status and description

The genus ''Flata'' has historically included more than two hundred species, many of which have subsequently been transferred to other genera and families. Three non-oriental species currently included here are "of uncertain generic affinity".Peng L, Fletcher MJ, Zhang Y-L (2012) Review of the Oriental planthopper genus Flata Fabricius (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Flatidae) with the description of five new species. ''Zootaxa'' 3399: 1-22 (available a
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''Flata'' are medium to large planthoppers, from 12-25 mm in length. The head is narrower than pronotum and wider than long, with lateral margins raised moderately and characteristic carinae. The antennae are short with tubular 1st and 2nd segments (segment 2 is longer).

Ocelli A simple eye or ocellus (sometimes called a pigment pit) is a form of eye or an optical arrangement which has a single lens without the sort of elaborate retina that occurs in most vertebrates. These eyes are called "simple" to distinguish the ...

are present. The pronotum and mesonotum of the thorax is moderately humped, with the former bluntly triangular and a convex anterior margin; the mesonotum is large and shield-like, with three longitudinal carinae. The forewings are subtriangular with an elongated convex costal margin and characteristic wing veination. The metatibia of the legs bear two lateral spines.

Species

''Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web''Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): ''Flatta'' Fabricius, 1798 (retrieved 7 August 2022)
/ref> includes: # '' Flata coromandelica'' (Spinola, 1839) # '' Flata doryca'' Boisduval, 1835 # '' Flata erubescens'' Breddin, 1900 # '' Flata ferrugata'' Fabricius, 1803 # '' Flata guttularis'' (Walker, 1857) # '' Flata lyncea'' (Fabricius, 1803) # '' Flata minuta'' (Fabricius, 1775) # '' Flata nava'' Say, 1830 # '' Flata orientala'' Peng, Fletcher & Zhang, 2012 # '' Flata pinga'' Peng, Fletcher & Zhang, 2012 # '' Flata punctipennis'' (Distant, 1910) # '' Flata rostrata'' (Montrouzier, 1855) # '' Flata sinuata'' Peng, Fletcher & Zhang, 2012 # '' Flata stellaris'' (Walker, 1851)
- type species (as ''Cicada ocellata'' Fabricius, 1775 then ''Poeciloptera stellaris'' Walker, 1851) # '' Flata taiwana'' Peng, Fletcher & Zhang, 2012 # '' Flata tripunctata'' (Fabricius, 1781) # '' Flata truncata'' Peng, Fletcher & Zhang, 2012

Subgenus ''Flata (Erubescens)''

Auth. Breddin, 1900 – Malesia Breddin G (1900) Hemiptera gesammelt von Professor Kükenthal im Malayischen Archipel. ''Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft. Frankfurt a. M'' 25: 139-202. # '' Flata labeculata'' Distant, 1892 # '' Flata punctipennis'' (Distant, 1910)

References

External links

# {{taxonbar, from=Q10496332 Flatidae Auchenorrhyncha genera Hemiptera of Asia