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Flatoidinae
Flatidae are a family of fulgoroid planthoppers. They are cosmopolitan in distribution and are distinguished from others in the superfamily by a combination of characters. Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some species are known to communicate with vibrations through the plant stems. Communication may be with mates, or with ants that tend the nymphs, protecting them and gathering honeydew secretions. Adults of some species have brightly coloured forewings which are tougher and known as tegmina unlike the membranous hindwings which are used for flight. Although a few can be identified by their coloration, most species requires dissection and examination under a microscope with access to literature on already described species. There are two sub-families within the family. In the subfamily Flatinae, the body of adults is flattened laterally and the tegmina are tent-like. In the Flatoidinae, the body is not laterally compressed and the tegmina are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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)''Bourgoin Th. (2013FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web) Flatinae. Version 8: update: 2022-05-15. and ''BioLib'': Ceryniini Auth. Distant, 1906 # ''Adelidoria'' Metcalf, 1952 # ''Adexia'' Melichar, 1901 # '' Bythopsyrna'' Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceryniini
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)''Bourgoin Th. (2013FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web) Flatinae. Version 8: update: 2022-05-15. and ''BioLib'': Ceryniini Auth. Distant, 1906 # ''Adelidoria'' Metcalf, 1952 # '' Adexia'' Melichar, 1901 # '' Bythopsyrna'' Melichar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatida Rosea
''Flatida rosea'', the flower-spike bug or the flatid leaf bug, is a species of planthopper in the family Flatidae. It is found in tropical dry forests in Madagascar, and the adult insects are gregarious, the groups orienting themselves in such a way that they resemble a flower spike. The adults have wide pink wings which they hold vertically in a tent-like fashion, concealing the whole body. The nymphs have no wings, but can move about, and are defensively covered in wispy white wax, with a plume of waxy tendrils. Like other bugs in this family, both adults and nymphs feed by piercing the bark with their mouthparts and sucking sap from the phloem. The adults are mobile, and can jump if disturbed. ''Flatida rosea'' feed on the liana '' Elachyptera minimiflora''. The nymphs produce copious quantities of honeydew and the Coquerel's coua Coquerel's coua (''Coua coquereli'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its habitat is subtropical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oryxa
''Oryxa'' is a genus of planthoppers in the hemipteran family Flatidae. They live on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, and in Malaysia. The genus was established in 1902 by Leopold Melichar in his monograph of the families Acanaloniidae and Flatidae. Melichar designated Carl Linnaeus' ''O. truncata'' to be the type species of his new genus, but Melichar's specimens were not of the species described by Linnaeus. A replacement name of ''Oryxa melichari'' was therefore chosen for Melichar's species; the status of Linnaeus' species remains unclear. Species ''Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web'' includes: # ''Oryxa carinulata'' (Schmidt, 1904) # ''Oryxa extendens'' Melichar, 1902 # ''Oryxa melichari ''Oryxa'' is a genus of planthoppers in the hemipteran family Flatidae. They live on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, and in Malaysia. The genus was established in 1902 by Leopold Melichar in his monograph of the families Acanaloniidae and Fla ...'' Kirkaldy, 1913 References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracromna
''Paracromna'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae. It was first described by Leopold Melichar Leopold Melichar (5 December 1856 – 2 September 1924) was a Moravian entomologist and physician who specialized in the taxonomy of the leafhoppers. Melichar was born in Brno, Moravia and studied medicine in Prague before beginning practice in ... in 1901. References Flatidae Auchenorrhyncha genera {{Fulgoromorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarpantina
''Scarpantina'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae. It was first described by Leopold Melichar Leopold Melichar (5 December 1856 – 2 September 1924) was a Moravian entomologist and physician who specialized in the taxonomy of the leafhoppers. Melichar was born in Brno, Moravia and studied medicine in Prague before beginning practice in ... in 1901. References Flatidae Auchenorrhyncha genera {{Fulgoromorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siphanta
''Siphanta'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae. Description In adults of ''Siphanta'', the frons is slightly convex to flat, has a median longitudinal carina and either lacks lateral carinae or these are very short. The vertex meets the frons at a carinate margin. The pronotum is flat medially and has lateral carinae that curve posterolaterally and do not reach the posterior margin. The posterior margin of the pronotum is broadly concave. The mesonotum is also flat medially (occasionally with a faint median carina) and has two lateral carinae. The forewing (tegmen) is triangular, lacks apical lines and has a sutural angle that ranges from obtusely rounded to slightly acute. The tibia of the hind leg bears one spine. Diet Like other planthoppers, ''Siphanta'' are herbivores. ''Siphanta acuta'' is polyphagous, meaning it feeds on a wide range of plants. It is a pest of banana, citrus, coffee, guava, macadamia and various ornamental plants. ''Siphanta gregaria'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
