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Chroicopteridae
The ''Chroicopteridae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Chroicoptera''. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy. Some genera have also been moved here from the tribe Rivetinini, with others placed elsewhere including the subfamily Miomantinae. The new placement is as a sole family in the superfamily Chroicopteroidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Subfamilies, tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two subfamilies: Chroicopterinae ;tribe Bolbellini * '' Bolbella'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 * '' Dystactula'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 ;tribe Chroicopterini * subtribe Amphecostephanina ** '' Amphecostephanus'' Rehn, 1912 * subtribe Bisanthina ** '' Bisanthe '' Stal, 1876 * subtribe Chroicopterina ** '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chroicopterinae
The ''Chroicopteridae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Chroicoptera''. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy. Some genera have also been moved here from the tribe Rivetinini, with others placed elsewhere including the subfamily Miomantinae. The new placement is as a sole family in the superfamily Chroicopteroidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Subfamilies, tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two subfamilies: Chroicopterinae ;tribe Bolbellini * '' Bolbella'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 * '' Dystactula'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 ;tribe Chroicopterini * subtribe Amphecostephanina ** '' Amphecostephanus'' Rehn, 1912 * subtribe Bisanthina ** '' Bisanthe '' Stal, 1876 * subtribe Chroicopterina ** '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantodea
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers (Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivetininae
The Rivetinidae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Rivetina''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family contains many genera moved from Miomantinae: tribe Rivetinini; some genera previously placed there have now been moved to the new families Deroplatyidae and Chroicopteridae. The new placement of this taxon is in the superfamily Eremiaphiloidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha .... Distribution Genera in this family have been recorded from: southern Europe, Africa and Asia. The species of this family present in Italy are'' Geomantis larvoides'' and'' Rivetina baetica''. Subfamilies, Tribes and Genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two subfamilies: De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achlaena (mantis)
''Achlaena'' is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Chroicopteridae The ''Chroicopteridae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Chroicoptera''. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos and it has been revived as part of a major revisi ..., containing the single species ''Achlaena grandis'' from Central Africa. References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q10399319, from2=Q21444077 Mantodea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizomantodea
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects ( Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers ( Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphecostephanus
''Amphecostephanus'' is a monotypic genus of praying mantises in the family Chroicopteridae The ''Chroicopteridae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Chroicoptera''. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos and it has been revived as part of a major revisi .... It s represented by a single species, ''Amphecostephanus rex'', that is found in Angola and Malawi. It was first described in "On some African Mantidae and Phasmidae in the Collection of the Deutschen Entomologischen Museum" in ''Archiv für Naturgeschichte'', Berlin in 1912. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
