Flatidae 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 require dissection and examination under a microscope with access to literature on already described species.

There are two subfamilies 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 as tent-like and sometimes held horizontally. The wing venation is distinctive in that the veins in the anal region are nodose, and the costal area has numerous cross veins. The antennae are small, and the first segment is collar-like and small. The second segment is longer and ends in a bulge and a flagellum arises from it. They have two ocelli. Nymphs have a tail of waxy filaments.

Source: Wikipedia

Subfamily Flatinae

Taparella amata
(Singapore)

Tribe Ceryniini

Cerynia albata
(Singapore)
Cerynia maria
(Doi Inthanon, Thailand)
Copsyrna maculata
(Singapore)

Tribe Flatini

Flatula sp. 086A8655
(Singapore)

Tribe Lawanini

Colobesthes falcata
(Singapore)
Lawana conspersa
(Singapore)
Lawana pryeri
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Lawana sp. 0F1A1390
(Doi Inthanon NP, Thailand)
Lawanini 086A9180
(Singapore)
Lawanini 086A2649
(Singapore)
Lawanini 086A2655
(Singapore)
Lawanini 086A8792
(Singapore)

Tribe Nephesini

Nephesa rorida
(Singapore)

Tribe Phromniini

Flatida flocossa
(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Flatida tricolor
(Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)
Flatida sp. 086A8467
(Johor, Malaysia)
Flatida sp. 0F1A4283
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Flatida sp. 0F1A5029
(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Flatida sp. 0F1A5282
(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Flatida sp. 0F1A3892
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Flatida sp. 0F1A1542
(Doi Inthanon NP, Thailand)

Tribe Phyllyphantini

Salurnis marginella
(Singapore)
Salurnis marginella (Nymph)
(Singapore)

Tribe Selizini

Seliza sp. 086A5941
(Singapore)

Unidentified Flatinae

Flatidae 0F1A1380
(Milpe, Ecuador)
Flatidae 0F1A3043
(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Flatidae 086A0842
(Singapore)
Flatidae 086A1024
(Singapore)
Flatidae 086A2101
(Singapore)
Flatidae 086A2290
(Singapore)
Flatidae 086A9721
(Singapore)
Flatidae 0F1A1631
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Flatidae 0F1A1911
(Doi Inthanon NP, Thailand)
Flatidae 0F1A2725
(Khao Yai NP, Thailand)
Flatidae 0F1A6632
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Flatidae IMG_1527
(Pahang, Malaysia)
Flatidae 086A7283
(Singapore)
Flatidae 0F1A0663
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Flatidae IMG_2216
(Doi Inthanon NP, Thailand)
Flatidae 0F1A4995
(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Flatidae 086A3826
(Kraeng Kachan NP, Thailand)

Subfamily Flatoidinae

Flatoidinae 0F1A3103
(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Flatoidinae 086A6123
(Singapore)
Flatoidinae 0F1A8135
(Sumaco, Ecuador)
Flatoidinae 086A6855
(Singapore)

Tribe Flatoidini

Atracis sp. 0F1A1418
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Flatoidinus sp. 0F1A0044
(Andasibe, Madagascar)
Flatoidinus sp. 0F1A7843
(Ranomafana, Madagascar)