mantidae
{{Short description|Family of praying mantises}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Large brown mantid white.jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| image_caption = Eight-spot Mantis, Mantis octospilota
| taxon = Mantidae
| authority = Burmeister, 1838
| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
| subdivision = See text
}}
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the numerous remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae,Ehrmann, R. 2002. "Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt". Natur und Tier, Münster while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating them to higher rank.
Subfamilies and genera
Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019,[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00379271.2018.1556567 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.] the Mantodea Species File includes ten subfamilies:[http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1183195 Mantodea Species File: family Mantidae (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 11 July 2020)]
= Choeradodinae =
The Americas, Asia
- Asiadodis Roy, 2004
- Choeradodis Serville, 1831
= Deromantinae =
Africa
- Deromantis Giglio-Tos, 1916
- Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 1931
File:Hierodula majuscula couple.JPG, just before mating]]
= [[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
- Ephierodula Giglio-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
- File:Rhombodera fusca (Lombardo, 1992) Giant Marble Shield Mantis (6192289310).jpg in Thailand]]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]] =
= 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 =
File:Stagmatoptera supplicaria-01.jpg supplicaria]]
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
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External links
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{{Wikispecies|Mantidae}}
- [http://www.earthlife.net/insects/man-fam3.htm Key to Mantidae Genera]
- [http://tolweb.org/Mantidae/12494 Tree of Life - Mantidae]
- [http://www.maskedflowerimages.com/mantis.htm Natures's Best Masked Flower Image]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120717033417/http://www.herper.com/insects/namantids.html North American mantids]
- [http://www.mantisonline.eu MantisOnline.eu: All about praying mantids]
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