Hymenopodidae is a

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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

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in this

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)
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Acromantinae Acromantinae is a subfamily of the mantis family Hymenopodidae which contains two tribes and about 13 genera. Tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists: Tribe Acromantini '' Acromantis'' Saussure, 1870 '' Ambivia'' Stal, 1877 * ...

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919 * tribe Acromantini ** ''

Acromantis ''Acromantis''de Saussure HLF (1870) ''Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges.'' 3: 226,229. is a genus of Asian praying mantids in the subfamily Acromantinae of the family Hymenopodidae. Species The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists: *'' Acromantis australis' ...

'' 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 ''Chrysomantis'' is a genus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. They are native to Africa and are represented by the following species:Otomantis'' Bolivar, 1890 ** '' Oxypiloidea'' Schulthess, 1898

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 ...

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919 * tribe Anaxarchini ** ''

Anaxarcha ''Anaxarcha'' is the type genus of Asian praying mantids of the tribe Anaxarchini: in the family Hymenopodidae Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family m ...

'' Stal, 1877 ** ''

Euantissa ''Odontomantis'' is a genus of mantids in the family 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 ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 ** ''

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 ** ''

Nemotha ''Nemotha'' is a genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae: tribe Anaxarchini, containing a single described species, ''Nemotha metallica''. The genus was previously placed in the Iridopterygidae Iridopterygidae was a family of pr ...

'' Wood-Mason, 1884 ** ''

Odontomantis ''Odontomantis'' is a genus of mantids in the family 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 ...

'' 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 ''Phyllothelys'' is a genus of Asian praying mantids in the family 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 camo ...

'' 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 ''Hymenopus coronatus'' is a mantis from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is known by various common names including walking flower mantis and (pink) orchid mantis. It is one of several species known as flower mantises from their resemb ...

'' File:Hymenopus coronatus head.jpg, Dead adult male ''

'' File:Mantis Hymenopus coronatus 4 Luc Viatour.jpg, Subadult female ''

'' 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 ''

'', probably subadult File:Hestiasula brunneriana 2 Luc Viatour.jpg, Adult female '' Hestiasula brunneriana'' File:Pseudocreobotra ocellata nymph.jpg, '' Pseudocreobotra ocellata''

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References

External links

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Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae
{{Mantodea Mantodea families