Hymenopodidae is a
family
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of the
order 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 ha ...
(mantises), which contains six
subfamilies. Some of the
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in this
family
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mimic flowers and are found
camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the b ...
d among them; these are called
flower mantis
Flower mantises are praying mantis species that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey, but avoid predators as well. These insects have specific colorations and behaviors that ...
es. Their coloration is
aggressive mimicry
Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or host. Zoologists have repeatedly compare ...
, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.
Subfamilies, tribes and genera
The ''Mantodea Species File''
Daniel Otte, Lauren Spearman, Martin B.D. Stiewe, David C. Eades ''Mantodea Species File'' - Version 5.0 (retrieved 8 October 2018)
/ref> 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
** '' Anaxarcha'' Stal, 1877
** '' Euantissa'' Giglio-Tos, 1927
** '' Heliomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915
** '' Nemotha'' Wood-Mason, 1884
** '' Odontomantis'' Saussure, 1871
** '' Werneriana'' Shcherbakov, Ehrmann & Borer, 2016
* tribe Hymenopodini
** '' Chlidonoptera'' Karsch, 1892
** '' Chloroharpax'' Werner, 1908
** '' Creobroter'' (Westwood, 1889)
** '' Helvia'' Stal, 1877
** '' Hymenopus'' (Serville, 1831)
** '' Panurgica'' Karsch, 1896
** '' Pseudocreobotra'' Saussure, 1870
** '' Theopropus'' Saussure, 1898
Oxypilinae
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919
* tribe Hestiasulini
** '' Astyliasula'' Schwarz & Shcherbakov, 2017
** '' Catestiasula'' Giglio-Tos, 1915
** '' Ephestiasula'' Giglio-Tos, 1915
** '' Hestiasula'' Saussure, 1871
** '' Pseudohestiasula' Schwarz & Shcherbakov, 2017
* tribe Oxypilini
** '' Ceratomantis'' Wood-Mason, 1876
** '' Junodia'' Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899
** '' Oxypilus'' Serville, 1831
** '' Pachymantis'' Saussure, 1871
** '' Pseudoxypilus'' Giglio-Tos, 1915
Phyllocraniinae
Africa:
* '' Phyllocrania'' Burmeister, 1838
Phyllothelyinae
South-East Asia:
* tribe Parablepharini
** '' Parablepharis'' Saussure, 1870
* tribe Phyllothelyini
** '' Ceratocrania'' Westwood, 1889
** '' Phyllothelys'' Wood-Mason, 1877
Sibyllinae
Africa:
* '' Leptosibylla'' Roy, 1996
* '' Presibylla'' Bolivar, 1908
* '' Sibylla'' Stal, 1856
NB: The Epaphroditinae Giglio-Tos, 1915 (from the Caribbean) are now placed in a separate family Epaphroditidae.
Gallery
File:Manthesoudan.jpg, Sudanese Hymenopodid Mantis, '' Pseudocreobotra'' species
File:Chlidonoptera roxanae.jpg, Adult female '' Chlidonoptera vexillum''
File:6174194 orig.jpg, Adult female '' Pseudoharpax virescens''
File:Flower mantis (Creobroter sp.) from W-Java ♀.jpg, Adult female '' Creobroter'' species from West Java
West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...
File:Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii 03.jpg, Adult female '' Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii''
File:Mantis wynaad.jpg, Adult male ''Creobroter gemmatus
''Creobroter gemmatus'', common name jeweled flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia.
Description
Males grow to about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger. They prefer a humid environment and live about ...
''
File:Gemmatus.jpg, Dead adult female ''C. gemmatus''
File:Acromantis japonica IMG 4805.JPG, Adult female '' Acromantis japonica''
File:Mantis_Ephestiasula_sp_Luc_Viatour.jpg, Adult female '' Ephestiasula'' species
File:Hymenopus coronatus2.jpg, Four dead adult female '' Hymenopus coronatus''
File:Hymenopus coronatus head.jpg, Dead adult male '' Hymenopus coronatus''
File:Mantis Hymenopus coronatus 4 Luc Viatour.jpg, Subadult female '' Hymenopus coronatus'' head
File:Mantis Hymenopus coronatus 6 Luc Viatour.jpg, Subadult female ''H. coronatus''
File:Mantis Hymenopus coronatus 5 Luc Viatour.jpg, Subadult female ''H. coronatus'' eating
File:Ceratomantis samice.jpg, Adult female '' pakyulisis titinggalit''
File:Phyllocrania Paradoxa F Subadult.jpg, Subadult female ''Phyllocrania paradoxa
''Phyllocrania paradoxa'', common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species in the genus '' Phyllocrania''. It is known for its distinct and exclusive camouflaged ...
''
File:Phyllocrania paradoxa Morphology.jpg, Two adult female ''P. paradoxa''
File:Phyllocrania Paradoxa Subadult.JPG, Subadult female ''P. paradoxa''
File:Phyllocrania Paradoxa M Kopfdetail.JPG, Male ''Phyllocrania paradoxa
''Phyllocrania paradoxa'', common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species in the genus '' Phyllocrania''. It is known for its distinct and exclusive camouflaged ...
'', probably subadult
File:Hestiasula brunneriana 2 Luc Viatour.jpg, Adult female '' Hestiasula brunneriana''
File:Pseudocreobotra ocellata nymph.jpg, '' Pseudocreobotra ocellata'' nymph
A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label= Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ...
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
External links
*
Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae
{{Mantodea
Mantodea families