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Paraflata

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Paraflata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Flatidae
Tribe: Phromniini
Genus: Paraflata
Melichar, 1901
Species[1]

Paraflata is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae. It was first described by Leopold Melichar in 1901.[2] Species in the genus are found on Madagascar.[3]

Parasitism

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Paraflata species are parasitized by the larvae of Epipyropidae moths.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Paraflata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Paraflata". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Planthoppers: FLOW Website". hemiptera-databases.org. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ^ Świerczewski, Dariusz; Bourgoin, Thierry; Stroiński, Adam (2016-03-01). "Revision of the Madagascan Genus Paraflata (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae), with Notes on Planthopper Hosts Parasitized by Epipyropidae Moths". Annales Zoologici. 66 (1): 57–82. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2016.66.1.005. ISSN 0003-4541.