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Species

Flata ferrugata Fabricius, 1803

Habitus, dorsal view on Flata indocilis (Walker, 1858) now Flata ferrugata Fabricius, 1803: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Flata indocilis (Walker, 1858) now Flata ferrugata Fabricius, 1803: (Observation).
Other on Flata indocilis (Walker, 1858) now Flata ferrugata Fabricius, 1803: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (12)

  • Flata ferrugata Fabricius, 1803a: 50.

    Holotype; female; e3eaef82-cb79-49f9-99d4-e9e754870c1b; deposited at: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (ZMUC); India, Tamil Nadu: Tharangambadi, formerly Tranquebar

  • Poeciloptera [sic] ferrugata (Fabricius, 1803) in Schaum, 1850a: 72.
  • Melicharia lutescens (Chatterjee, 1932) non Walker, 1858 (misapplication, linked to Poeciloptera [sic] lutescens Walker, 1858)
  • Melicharia lutescens (Chatterjee, 1932) non Walker, 1858 (unavailable, linked to Flata ferrugata Fabricius, 1803) in Chatterjee & Bose, 1934a: 11.

Nomenclature references (14)

  • Fabricius, J.C. (1803a) Rhyngota. In Systema rhyngotorum: secundum ordines, genera, species: adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. C. Reichard. Brunsvigae. pp. 1–101, 315. [316 + 21 (index) pp.] https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11644
  • Gray, G.R. (1832a) The animal kingdom. In The seventh order of Insects: Hemiptera. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier with supplementary additions to each order by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon, and notices of new genera and species by George Gray. Gilbert & Rivington. London. Vol. 15, Issue 32, pp. 216–293 + pls. 108–109. [796 pp. + 74-128 pls.]
  • Schaum, H.R. (1850a) Fulgorellae. In Allegemeine Encyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Kunste in alnhaberischen folge von Genannten Schriftstellern bearbeitet und herausgegeben von I.S. Ersch und I.G. Gruber mit Kupfern und Charten. Erster Section A-G. Vol. 51, pp. 58–73.
  • Walker, F. (1851a) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 2, 261–636 pp. + 3–4 pls.
  • Walker, F. (1858a) Homoptera. In Insecta saudersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders. Esq. John Van Voorst. London. pp. 1–117.
  • Walker, F. (1858b) Supplement. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Order of Trustees, Suppl. 307 pp.
  • Stål, C. (1862b) Synonymiska och systematiska anteckningar öfver Hemiptera. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 19, 479–504.
  • Melichar, L. (1902a) Monographie der Acanolaniiden und Flatiden (Homoptera) (Fortsetzung). Annalen des kaiserlich-königlichen naturhistorischen Hofmuseums, Wien, 17(1), 1–253 + pls. 1–9.
  • Chatterjee, N.C. (1932b) Investigations on the spike-disease of sandal. Entomological investigations by the Forest Research Institute. – I. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1932(4), 9–15.
  • Chatterjee, N.C. & Bose, M. (1934a) Entomological investigations on the spike disease of sandal. 18. Fulgoridae (Homopt.). Indian Forest Records, Entomology, 19(8), 1–14.
  • Medler, J.T. (1986l) Types of Flatidae (Homoptera) VIII. Lectotype designations and taxonomic notes on species in the Museum of Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 47(2), 207–211.
  • Medler, J.T. (1990a) Types of Flatidae (Homoptera). XIV. Walker and Distant types in the British Museum. Oriental Insects, 24, 127–195.
  • Medler, J.T. (1996b) Flatidae of Borneo, with descriptions of new genera and species (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Oriental Insects, 30, 11–96.
  • Peng, L.-F., Fletcher, M.J. & Zhang, Y.-L. (2012a) Review of the Oriental planthopper genus Flata Fabricius (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Flatidae) with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3399, 1–22.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: rust-colored

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