Tropidomantinae is a subfamily of

mantises 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 hav ...

in the new (2019) family

Nanomantidae The ''Nanomantidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Nanomantis''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopteryg ...

. Within the single tribe Tropidomantini there are six genera, distributed in Asia and the Pacific.

Tribes and Genera

The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two tribes: * tribe Epsomantini (monotypic) ** '' Epsomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 (monotypic) * tribe Tropidomantini ** '' Eomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 ** '' Oligocanthopus'' Beier, 1935 - monotypic ''O. ornata'' ** '' Pliacanthopus'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 ** '' Sinomantis'' Beier, 1933 - monotypic ''S. denticulata'' ** '' Tropidomantis'' Stal, 1877 NB: Several genera, previously placed here, have now been moved to the Fulciniinae,

Hapalomantinae The ''Nanomantidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Nanomantis''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopteryg ...

and Nanomantinae. ''Xanthomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 is a synonym of '' Pliacanthopus'' (above).

Tribes and Genera

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