The ''Gonypetidae'' are a new (2019)

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 ...

praying mantids 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 ...

, based on the

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Gonypeta ''Gonypeta'' is an Asian genus of praying mantids: in the subfamily Gonypetinae The ''Gonypetidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Gonypeta''. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived as ...

''. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy;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.
/ref> the subfamily

Iridopteryginae Iridopteryginae is a subfamily of mantises in the family Gonypetidae. There are two tribes, distributed in tropical Asia. Genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists: ;tribe Amantini * '' Amantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 ;tribe Iridopterygini * subtrib ...

having been moved here from the obsolete family

Iridopterygidae Iridopterygidae was a family of praying mantids in the order Mantodea whose members, having formerly been moved here as a subfamily within Mantidae, have now been transferred elsewhere as part of the recent (2019) major revision of mantid taxono ...

. The

Gonypetinae The ''Gonypetidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus ''Gonypeta''. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy; the subfamily Iridopteryginae havin ...

include Asian genera transferred from the obsolete taxa

Amelinae The mantis family Amelidae was previously placed in the family Mantidae. Species have been recorded from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Genera The Mantodea Species File lists a single subfamily Amelinae, comprising two tribes: Ame ...

and Liturgusidae. The new placement is in superfamily Gonypetoidea (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 ...

. Genera in this family have been recorded from: NE Africa, the

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, India,

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. ...

through to New Guinea.Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 13 July 2020)
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Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two subfamilies:

Gonypetinae

* tribe Armenini ** '' Armene'' Stal, 1877 * tribe Gonypetini ** subtribe Compsomantina *** ''

Compsomantis ''Compsomantis'' is a genus of praying mantids in the family Gonypetidae. Species are found in South-East Asia and well represented in Indonesia and the Philippines. Species include:Bimantis ''Bimantis'' is a genus of praying mantises in the family Gonypetidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Bimantis malaccana''. ''Bimantis malaccana'' was originally described in 1904 as belonging to the genus ''Ameles ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 *** '' Dimantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 *** '' Elaea'' Stal, 1877 *** '' Elmantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 *** '' Gimantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 *** ''

'' Saussure, 1869 *** '' Gonypetoides'' Beier, 1942 *** '' Memantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 *** '' Myrcinus'' Stal, 1877 ** subtribe Gonypetyllina *** '' Armeniola'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 *** ''

Gonypetyllis ''Gonypetyllis'' is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Gonypetidae. Species: *'' Gonypetyllis liliputana'' *'' Gonypetyllis micra'' *'' Gonypetyllis semuncialis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10507510 Gonypetidae ...

'' Wood-Mason, 1891 *** '' Holaptilon'' Beier, 1964 ** subtribe Humbertiellina *** '' Humbertiella'' Saussure, 1869 *** '' Paratheopompa'' Schwarz & Ehrmann, 2017 *** ''

Theopompa ''Theopompa'' is an Asian genus of praying mantids: in the subfamily Gonypetinae The ''Gonypetidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Gonypeta''. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived a ...

'' Stal, 1877

Iridopteryginae Iridopteryginae is a subfamily of mantises in the family Gonypetidae. There are two tribes, distributed in tropical Asia. Genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists: ;tribe Amantini * '' Amantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 ;tribe Iridopterygini * subtrib ...

* tribe Amantini ** ''

Amantis ''Amantis'' is a genus of praying mantids native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean
Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinn ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 * tribe Iridopterygini ** subtribe Iridopterygina *** ''

Hapalopeza ''Hapalopeza''Stal C (1877) ''Bih. K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl.'' 4(10): 23. is an Asian genus of praying mantis in the family Gonypetidae. Two species, previously placed here, are now in the genus '' Spilomantis''. Species The ''Mantodea Spe ...

'' Stal, 1877 *** '' Hapalopezella'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 *** '' Iridopteryx'' Saussure, 1869 *** '' Micromantis'' Saussure, 1870 *** '' Muscimantis'' Henry, 1931 *** '' Pezomantis'' Uvarov, 1927 *** ''

Spilomantis ''Spilomantis'' is a genus of Asian praying mantids in the family Iridopterygidae. These species were long placed in the genus ''Hapalopeza'', but after a review of type material at the Natural History Museum, LondonMarshall J (1975) ''Bull. Bri ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 ** subtribe Tricondylomimina *** '' Tricondylomimus'' Chopard, 1930

References

External links

* * {{Mantodea Mantodea families Gonypetidae