''Spilomantis'' is a genus of Asian

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 ...

in the 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 taxonom ...

.Mantodea Species File: genus ''Spilomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 29 July 2020)
/ref> These species were long placed in the genus ''

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 ...

'', but after a review of type material at the

Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum an ...

Marshall J (1975) ''Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent.'' 31(8): 311-327 this genus name has been restored.

Species

The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists: * '' Spilomantis nigripes'' Werner, 1926 * '' Spilomantis occipitalis'' (Westwood, 1889) – type species (as ''

occipitalis'' Westwood)

References

External links

* {{taxonbar, from=Q97819840 Iridopteryginae Mantodea genera Insects of Southeast Asia