Amorphoscelidae is a family 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 temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
es 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 ...
.
Subfamilies and Genera
There are eight genera in two subfamilies recognized in the family Amorphoscelidae:
Subfamily Amorphoscelinae
Distribution: Africa, Yemen, tropical Asia
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Amorphoscelis''
Stal, 1871
* †''
Amorphoscelites''
Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994
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Bolivaroscelis''
Roy, 1973
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Caudatoscelis''
Roy, 1973
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Gigliotoscelis''
Roy, 1973
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Maculatoscelis''
Roy, 1973
Subfamily Perlamantinae
Distribution: Africa, Europe
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Paramorphoscelis''
Werner, 1907 - monotypic - ''
P. gondokorensis'' Werner, 1907
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Perlamantis''
Guerin-Meneville, 1843
See also
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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
Mantodea Species File
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Mantodea families