Mantidae
| Mantidae | |
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| Eight-spot Mantis, Mantis octospilota | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Mantidae is one of the largest
Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae,[1] while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies
without elevating to higher rank.
Subfamilies and genera
Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019,[2] the Mantodea Species File includes ten subfamilies:[3]
Choeradodinae
The Americas, Asia
- Asiadodis Roy, 2004
- Choeradodis Serville, 1831
- †Prochaeradodis Piton, 1940
Deromantinae
Africa
- Deromantis Giglio-Tos, 1916
- Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 1931
Hierodulinae
Africa, Asia, Australia
- Archimantis Saussure, 1869
- Austromantis Sjostedt, 1918
- Austrovates Sjostedt, 1918
- Camelomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Chlorocalis Stiewe, Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2019
- Coenomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Corthylomantis Milledge, 1997
- Dracomantis Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2020
- EphierodulaGiglio-Tos, 1912
- Gretella Werner, 1923
- Hierodula Burmeister, 1838
- Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 1912
- Mekongomantis Schwarz, Ehrmann & Shcherbakov, 2018
- Nullabora Tindale, 1923
- Pnigomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Pseudomantis Saussure, 1869
- Rhombodera Burmeister, 1838
- Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 2015
- Sphodropoda Stal, 1871
- Stictomantis Beier, 1942
- Tamolanica Werner, 1923
- Tismomorpha Roy, 1973
- Titanodula Vermeersch, 2020
- Trachymantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Zopheromantis Tindale, 1924
Mantinae
Mantis religiosa
Mellierinae
Australia
- Melliera Saussure, 1892
- Mellierella Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Rhodomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Scolodera Milledge, 1989
- Xystropeltis Rehn, 1935
Omomantinae
- Omomantis Saussure, 1899
Orthoderinae
- Orthodera Burmeister, 1838
- Orthoderina Sjostedt, 1918
Stagmomantinae
The Americas
- Antemna Stal, 1877
- Hondurantemna Rodrigues, Rivera, Reid & Svenson, 2017
- Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869
- Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869
- Tauromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Tenoderinae
Africa, Europe
- Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1911
- Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1967
- Mantasoa Mériguet, 2005
- Mesopteryx Saussure, 1870
- Nausicaamantis Meriguet, 2018
- Notomantis Tindale, 1923
- Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1911
- Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838
- Prohierodula Bolivar, 1908
- Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1912
- Sphodromantis Stal, 1871
- Tarachomantis Brancsik, 1892
- Tenodera Burmeister, 1838
- Tenospilota Roy & Ehrmann, 2014
- Tisma Giglio-Tos, 1917
Vatinae
South America
- Alangularis Svenson, Medellin & Sarmiento, 2015
- Callivates Roy, 2003
- Catoxyopsis Giglio-Tos, 1914
- Chopardiella Giglio-Tos, 1914
- Heterovates Saussure, 1872
- Lobocneme Rehn, 1911
- Oxyopsis Caudell, 1904
- Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 1871
- Pseudovates Saussure, 1869
- Pseudoxyops Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 1838
- Vates (mantis) Burmeister, 1838
- Zoolea Serville, 1839
See also
References
- ^ Ehrmann, R. 2002. "Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt". Natur und Tier, Münster
- ^ Schwarz CJ, Roy R (2019) The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera) Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) International Journal of Entomology 55 (2): 101-196.
- ^ Mantodea Species File: family Mantidae (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 11 July 2020)
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