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, 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 2019,2 the Mantodea Species File includes ten subfamilies:3
Choeradodinae
The Americas, Asia
- Asiadodis Roy, 2004
- Choeradodis Serville, 1831
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
- 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
- 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
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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mantidae. Wikispecies has information related to Mantidae.- Key to Mantidae Genera
- Tree of Life - Mantidae
- Natures's Best Masked Flower Image
- North American mantids
- MantisOnline.eu: All about praying mantids
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. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00379271.2018.1556567 ↩
Mantodea Species File: family Mantidae (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 11 July 2020) http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1183195 ↩