Hymenopodidae

Hymenopodidae

Hymenopodidae

Family of praying mantises

Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.

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Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The Mantodea Species File[1] lists:

Acromantinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

  • tribe Acromantini
    • Acromantis Saussure, 1870
    • Ambivia Stal, 1877
    • Citharomantis Rehn, 1909
    • Majangella Giglio-Tos, 1915
    • Metacromantis Beier, 1930
    • Oligomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
    • Parapsychomantis Shcherbakov, 2017
    • Psychomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
    • Rhomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
  • tribe Otomantini

Hymenopodinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

Oxypilinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

  • tribe Hestiasulini
  • tribe Oxypilini
    • Ceratomantis Wood-Mason, 1876
    • Junodia Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899
    • Oxypilus Serville, 1831
    • Pachymantis Saussure, 1871
    • Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 1915

Phyllocraniinae

Africa:

Phyllothelyinae

Ceratocrania macra

South-East Asia:

Sibyllinae

Africa:

  • Leptosibylla Roy, 1996
  • Presibylla Bolivar, 1908
  • Sibylla Stal, 1856

NB: The Epaphroditinae Giglio-Tos, 1915 (from the Caribbean) are now placed in a separate family Epaphroditidae.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Daniel Otte, Lauren Spearman, Martin B.D. Stiewe, David C. Eades Mantodea Species File - Version 5.0 (retrieved 8 October 2018)
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