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Epaphroditidae
Epaphroditidae is a family of the Mantodea, containing species found in Africa and the Caribbean. Before 2015, it had been placed as the subfamily Epaphroditinae, in the Hymenopodidae, but is now excluded. Subfamilies and Genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two subfamilies containing the genera: Epaphroditinae ;tribe Callimantini * '' Callimantis'' Stal, 1877 - monotypic (''C. antillarum'' Saussure, 1859) ;tribe Epaphroditini * '' Epaphrodita'' Serville, 1831 Gonatistinae * '' Gonatista'' Saussure, 1869 * '' Gonatistella'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 - monotypic (''G. nigropicta'' Westwood, 1889) Now moved * ''Brancsikia'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 is in the new (2019) family Majangidae The Majangidae are a revived (2019) family of praying mantids from Madagascar. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family consists of genera in two subfamilies previously placed in the Liturgusidae (Majanginae) and Deroplatyin .... References External links * {{Taxonbar ...
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Callimantis
''Callimantis'' is a genus of mantis of the family Epaphroditidae consisting of only one species, ''Callimantis antillarum''. Species ''Callimantis antillarum'' is a praying mantis species that comes from a very ancient lineage. When ''Gondwanaland'' broke up around 107 MYA, the phylogenetic group split into three Antillean endemic groups known as ''Callimantis'', '' Epaphrodita'', and '' Gonatistacame''. These are referred to as Neotropical or Old World lineages. ''Callimantis'' do not have the special traits that place them into the ''Stagmomantinae The Stagmomantinae are a subfamily of mantids within the family Mantidae, found in the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americ ...'' subfamily other than a plain green appearance. Ehrmann R. 2002 Mantodea: gottesanbeterinnen der welt. Münster, Germany: Natur und Tier–Verlag GmbH. References {{Taxonbar, from ...
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Epaphrodita
''Epaphrodita'' is the type genus of praying mantids in the family Epaphroditidae; it had placed previously in the Hymenopodidae. Species *'' Epaphrodita lobivertex'' *'' Epaphrodita musarum'' *'' Epaphrodita undulata'' See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5382046 Mantodea genera Epaphroditidae ...
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Gonatista
''Gonatista'' is a genus of praying mantises in the family Epaphroditidae. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Gonatista'': *''Gonatista grisea'' *'' Gonatista jaiba'' *'' Gonatista major'' *'' Gonatista phryganoides'' *'' Gonatista reticulata'' According to a 2004 paper by entomologists from the University of Catania and the National Museum of Natural History this genus: ...is widely distributed in North America and the Caribbean area. There are (five) homogeneous species...whose specific differences such as chromatic models and body size, as shown in literature (Caudell 1912), do not help us in their identification. On the basis of the material studied here we have verified that a valid diagnostic character is the morphology of the external copulatory apparatus
Lombardo, F. and D. E. Perez-Gelabert. 2004. The mantids of Hispaniola, with the description ...
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Epaphroditinae
Epaphroditinae is a subfamily of praying mantids in the Epaphroditidae: previously placed in the family Hymenopodidae and now containing two monotypic tribes. The type genus remains ''Epaphrodita'' (Serville, 1831). Tribes and Genera ;tribe Callimantini * ''Callimantis'' Stal, 1877 - monotypic (''C. antillarum'' Saussure, 1859) ;tribe Epaphroditini * ''Epaphrodita'' Serville, 1831 ;now placed elsewhere *'' Amphecostephanus'' (Rehn, 1912) is now placed in the Chroicopteridae: Chroicopterinae *'' Parablepharis'' (Saussure, 1870) is now placed in the Hymenopodidae: Phyllothelyinae *''Phyllocrania'' (Burmeister, 1838) is now placed in the Hymenopodidae 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 ...: Phyllocraniinae References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5382048 Mantodea Mantodea ...
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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 ...
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Hymenopodidae
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. Subfamilies, tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' 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 ** '' Anasigerpes'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 ** '' Chrysomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 ** '' Otomantis'' Bolivar, 1890 ** '' Oxypiloidea'' Schulthess, 1898 Hymenopodinae Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919 * tribe Anaxarchini ** '' Anaxarc ...
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Genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demons ...
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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 ...
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Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ...
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Brancsikia
''Brancsikia'' is a genus of praying mantises in the new (2019) family Majangidae and the monotypic subfamily Brancsikiinae; it was previously placed in the Deroplatyinae. Species There are now two species in the genus ''Brancsikia'', listed in the ''Mantodea Species File'': *'' Brancsikia aeroplana'' Lamberton, 1911 *''Brancsikia freyi'' Brancsik, 1893 (synonym: '' Brancsikia simplex'') - type species See also *Dead leaf mantis Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus ''Deroplatys'' because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include '' D. d ... References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q11841830 Mantodea genera Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure Taxa named by Leo Zehntner ...
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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 ...
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