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Acromantinae is a subfamily of the
mantis 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 ...
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 ...
which contains two
tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
and about 13 genera.


Tribes and genera

The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:Mantodea Species File (retrieved 16 August 2018)
/ref> Tribe Acromantini *'' Acromantis'' Saussure, 1870 *'' Ambivia'' Stal, 1877 *'' Citharomantis'' Rehn, 1909 *'' Majangella'' Giglio-Tos, 1915, synonym: ''Ephippiomantis'' Werner, 1922 *'' 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 ''Chrysomantis'' is a genus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. They are native to Africa and are represented by the following species:Anoplosigerpes'' Werner, 1928 *'' Otomantis'' Bolivar, 1890 *'' Oxypiloidea'' Schulthess, 1898 Now placed elsewhere: *'' Anaxarcha'' Stal, 1877 (in
Hymenopodinae Hymenopodinae is a subfamily of the mantis family Hymenopodidae. Tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists genera in two tribes: Anaxarchini *'' Anaxarcha'' Stal, 1877 *''Euantissa'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 *''Heliomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 19 ...
) *'' Ephestiasula'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 (in Oxypilinae, synonym: ''Parahestiasula'' Lombardo, 1995) *''
Heliomantis ''Heliomantis'' is an Asian genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae, subfamily Hymenopodinae. The genus is monotypic. Species The genus contains only one valid species: * ''Heliomantis elegans'' ( Navás, 1904) (lectotype: NE India ...
'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 (in
Hymenopodinae Hymenopodinae is a subfamily of the mantis family Hymenopodidae. Tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists genera in two tribes: Anaxarchini *'' Anaxarcha'' Stal, 1877 *''Euantissa'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 *''Heliomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 19 ...
) *'' Hestiasula'' Saussure, 1871 (in Oxypilinae) *'' Odontomantis'' Saussure, 1871 (in
Hymenopodinae Hymenopodinae is a subfamily of the mantis family Hymenopodidae. Tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists genera in two tribes: Anaxarchini *'' Anaxarcha'' Stal, 1877 *''Euantissa'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 *''Heliomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 19 ...
)


See also

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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=Q4676150 Hymenopodidae Mantodea subfamilies Taxa named by Ermanno Giglio-Tos