Acromantinae is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

of the

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 a ...

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Hymenopodidae Hymenopodidae is a Family (biology), family of the Order (biology), order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six Subfamily (biology), subfamilies. Some of the species in this Family (biology), family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged amon ...

which contains two

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and about 13

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

Tribes and genera

The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:Mantodea Species File (retrieved 16 August 2018)
/ref> 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 Hymenopodidae is a Family (biology), family of the Order (biology), o ...

'' Saussure, 1870 *'' Ambivia'' Stal, 1877 *'' Citharomantis'' Rehn, 1909 *'' Majangella'' Giglio-Tos, 1915, synonym: ''Ephippiomantis'' Werner, 1922 *'' 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'' Giglio-Tos, 1915, synonym: '' Anoplosigerpes'' Werner, 1928 *'' Otomantis'' Bolivar, 1890 *'' Oxypiloidea'' Schulthess, 1898 Now placed elsewhere: *'' Anaxarcha'' Stal, 1877 (in

Hymenopodinae Hymenopodinae is a subfamily of the mantis family Hymenopodidae that includes several species of flower mantises. Tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists genera in two tribes: Anaxarchini *'' Anaxarcha'' Stal, 1877 *'' Euantis ...

) *'' Ephestiasula'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 (in Oxypilinae, synonym: ''Parahestiasula'' Lombardo, 1995) *''

Heliomantis ''Heliomantis'' is an Asian genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae, subfamily Hymenopodinae. The genus is Monotypic taxon, monotypic. Species The genus contains only one valid species: * ''Heliomantis elegans'' (Longinos Navás, Na ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 (in

) *'' Hestiasula'' Saussure, 1871 (in Oxypilinae) *'' Odontomantis'' Saussure, 1871 (in

)

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4676150 Hymenopodidae Mantodea subfamilies Taxa named by Ermanno Giglio-Tos

Tribes and genera

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