Tarachodidae is a now obsolete family in 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 ...
, of genera found in Africa and Asia.
Former subfamilies
The family previously consisted of two subfamilies of "bark mantises":
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Caliridinae
These genera have now been moved to the new families:
*Haaniidae
The ''Haaniidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Haania''. The first use of "Haaniidae" was by Giglio-Tos and it was revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy; genera in the subfamily Haaniin ...
: ''Caliris
''Caliris'' is a genus of mantis
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 temp ...
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*Leptomantellidae
The ''Leptomantellidae'' are a new (2019), small family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Leptomantella''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera have been moved here from the Caliridinae in the now obsolete family ...
: ''Leptomantella
''Leptomantella'' is a genus of praying mantids and typical of the new (2019) family Leptomantellidae
The ''Leptomantellidae'' are a new (2019), small family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Leptomantella''. As part of a major ...
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Tarachodinae
This subfamily has now been moved to the Eremiaphilidae
Eremiaphilidae is a small Old World family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Eremiaphila''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family now contains the subfamily Tarachodinae, which includes tribes and genera prev ...
.
These genera are now placed in the subfamily Iridinae
Eremiaphilidae is a small Old World family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Eremiaphila''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family now contains the subfamily Tarachodinae, which includes tribes and genera prev ...
:
*'' Dysaules''
*''Iris
Iris most often refers to:
*Iris (anatomy), part of the eye
*Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess
* ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
* Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
Iris or IRIS may also refer to:
Arts and media
Fictional ent ...
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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
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Mantodea families
Taxa named by Anton Handlirsch
Obsolete arthropod taxa