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Species Flatormenis proxima - Northern Flatid Planthopper

LEAFHOPPER mint green, square edged wings - Flatormenis proxima

Northern Flatid Planthopper - Flatormenis proxima

Northern Flatid? Citrus Flatid? - Flatormenis proxima

on the rose of Sharon - Flatormenis proxima

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)

Infraorder Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)

Superfamily Fulgoroidea

Family Flatidae (Flatid Planthoppers)

Subfamily Flatinae

Tribe Nephesini

Genus Flatormenis

Species proxima (Northern Flatid Planthopper)

Other Common Names

Mealy Flatid Planthopper

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Anormenis chloris (Melichar 1902), Anormenis septentrionalis auct. nec Spinola 1839, Ormenis proxima (Walker 1851)

This species was for many years called Anormenis septentrionalis; O'Brien (1985) found that Spinola's type specimen was not this species, and determined that the correct species concept was that of A. chloris. Medler (2003) referred the species to Flatormenis; Bartlett et al.(1) found F. chloris to be a synonym of F. proxima (Walker).(2)

Explanation of Names

Flatormenis proxima (Walker 1851)

Identification

The double line of apical cells on the wing is characteristic of this species in our eastern fauna; elsewhere, this is only (at best) a generic character. Wing shape is unique among North American flatids. --Dr Hamilton

Check the wing veins here:

Range

e. US (MA-FL west to IA-TX) + QC-ON(2)

Food

polyphagous(2)

Remarks

Flatormenis proxima is probably the most abundant flatid in the eastern U.S.(2)

Internet References

Genus page - Univ. Delaware(2)

Works Cited

1.	A review of the planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) of the United States Bartlett C. R., O'Brien L. B. & Wilson S. W. 2014. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 50: 1-287.

2.	Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America

Contributed by Mike Boone on 22 January, 2005 - 10:37am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, anitagould, Mike Quinn, Vox Sciurorum, ceiseman, v belov, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 3 September, 2017 - 10:31am

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