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Issue: Vol. 5750 No. 2: 20 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.6
Page range: 251-258
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Review of the placement of Flatoides monilis (Hemiptera: Flatidae: Flatoidinae)

University of Florida; School of Forest; Fisheries; and Geomatics Sciences; 136 Newins-Ziegler Hall; PO Box 110410 Gainesville; FL 32611-0410; USA
University of Delaware; Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology; 250 Townsend Hall; Newark; DE 19716-2160; USA
Hemiptera Caribbean new combination new genus Flatoidini Jamaica

Abstract

The genus Flatoides Guérin-Méneville is an Afrotropical taxon in the subfamily Flatoidinae, currently containing several misplaced Neotropical species. The placement of the Jamaican species Flatoides monilis Van Duzee, 1907, is reviewed, and a new genus, Chloroflatoides gen. nov., is described for this species. A key to the American genera of Flatoidini and an amended description are also provided for Chloroflatoides monilis gen. & comb. nov.

 

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How to Cite

Levia, N.N. & Bartlett, C.R. (2026) Review of the placement of Flatoides monilis (Hemiptera: Flatidae: Flatoidinae). Zootaxa, 5750 (2), 251–258. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.6