''Callimantis'' is a genus of

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 ...

of the family

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 ...

consisting of only one species, ''Callimantis antillarum''.

Species

''Callimantis antillarum'' is a praying mantis species that comes from a very ancient lineage. When ''

Gondwanaland Gondwana () was a large landmass, often referred to as a supercontinent, that formed during the late Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) and began to break up during the Jurassic period (about 180 million years ago). The final stages ...

'' 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=Q5022122 Epaphroditidae Mantodea genera Taxa named by Carl Stål