''Hoplocoryphidae'' is a newly erected (2019)
family
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of
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
type genus
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Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...
''
Hoplocorypha''. 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> genera have been moved here from the subfamily Hoplocoryphinae of the previously polyphyletic
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family Thespidae
Thespidae is a family of Neotropical insects in the order Mantodea. Following a major revision of this order in 2019, the old-world subfamilies Haaniinae and Hoplocoryphinae, previously placed here, have been upgraded to family level.
Subfamil ...
. The family Hoplocoryphidae is the only member of superfamily Hoplocoryphoidea. Species in this family have been recorded from tropical Africa.[Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 14 July 2020)]
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Genera
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:[
* '' Apterocorypha'' Roy, 1966
* '' Hoplocorypha'' Stal, 1871
* '' Hoplocoryphella'' Giglio-Tos, 1916
]
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
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Mantodea families