FLOW
Follow FLOW:
TwitterFacebook
Families Genera Species Names Vernacular names Publications Authors Geographical distribution Associated taxa Cavernicolous Fossils Images Type specimens repositories Synopsis Updates Classification Molecular data contactProjectFulgoromorpha
English
English


Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017

(according to FLOW data updated on June 30 2025)
This synthesis is built dynamically and automatically from data in FLOW. They might be incomplete!
Help to make this synthesis more relevant by reporting and sending missing referenced data to FLOW.

1. Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017 taxonomy

Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017 is currently considered as a valid taxon of species rank in the family Flatidae Spinola, 1839 of the Fulgoromorpha. This species was first described by Malenovsky I., Stroinski A. and Swierczewski D. in 2017 in the following paper: Haloflata gen. nov. - A new genus from salt marsches in Socotra island (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae). Annales Zoologici Warszawa, 67(2) : 261-276.

It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807, family Flatidae Spinola, 1839, subfamily Flatinae Spinola, 1839, genus Haloflata Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017.

Haloflata arthrocnemi is an extant taxon.

2. Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017 geographical distribution and bioregions

According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017 are known from the Afrotropical biogeographical region as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the African zoogeographic region as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017 arround the across the globe according to their species richness. A scroll on the histogram bars displays the species richness of the corresponding regions.



3. Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017 biological interactions

As all planthoppers, Haloflata arthrocnemi Swierczewski, Malenovsky & Stroinski, 2017 are obligatory phytophagous terrestrial insects.

References:

  • Bourgoin Th. 2025 - FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8, updated 30-June-2025. http://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/
  • Brummitt R. K. 2001 - World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edition 2. TDWG 136pp. updated 08-May-2007. http://www.tdwg.org/standards/109/
  • Holt B. G. et al. 2013 - An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World. Science, 339: 74-78.
  • Linné C. 1758 - Systema Naturae. Editio Decima, reformata. 1: 824 pp.
  • Swierczewski D., Malenovsky I. & Stroinski A. 2017 - Haloflata gen. nov. - A new genus from salt marsches in Socotra island (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae). Annales Zoologici Warszawa, 67(2) : 261-276
  • Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.