Hymenopodinae is a
subfamily 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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
family
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Hymenopodidae
Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggre ...
.
Tribes and genera
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists genera in two
tribes
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:
Mantodea Species File (retrieved 10 January 2020)
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Anaxarchini
*''Anaxarcha
''Anaxarcha'' is the type genus of Asian praying mantids of the tribe Anaxarchini: in the family Hymenopodidae.
Species
There are ten recognized species:
*''Anaxarcha acuta''
*''Anaxarcha graminea''
*''Anaxarcha hyalina''
*''Anaxarcha interme ...
'' Stal, 1877
*''Euantissa
''Odontomantis'' is a genus of mantids in the family Hymenopodidae; species can be found in tropical Asia.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
* ''Odontomantis brachyptera'' Zheng, 1989
* ''Odontomantis buhleri'' Beier, 1952
* '' Odonto ...
'' Giglio-Tos, 1927
*''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
*''Nemotha
''Nemotha'' is a genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae: tribe Anaxarchini, containing a single described species, ''Nemotha metallica''. The genus was previously placed in the Iridopterygidae, and two species have been placed in ...
'' Wood-Mason, 1884
*''Odontomantis
''Odontomantis'' is a genus of mantids in the family Hymenopodidae; species can be found in tropical Asia.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
* ''Odontomantis brachyptera'' Zheng, 1989
* ''Odontomantis buhleri'' Beier, 1952
* '' Odonto ...
'' Saussure, 1871
*'' Werneriana'' Shcherbakov, Ehrmann & Borer, 2016 - monotypic ''W. latipennis'' (Werner, 1930)
Hymenopodini
;subtribe Hymenopodina
*''Helvia
''Helvia'' is a genus of praying mantises in the family Hymenopodidae found in Southeast Asia. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Helvia cardinalis''.
Taxonomy
''Helvia cardinalis'' is known by various common names inclu ...
'' (Stal, 1877) (synonym: ''Parymenopus'' (Wood-Mason, 1890))
*''Hymenopus
''Hymenopus''Serville JGA (1831) ''Annls Sci. nat.'' 22: 46. is a genus of flower mantises belonging to the family Hymenopodidae. This genus is widespread in the tropical forests of East Asia.
Species
* ''Hymenopus bicornis'' Latreille, 1807
* ...
'' (Serville, 1831)
*''Theopropus
''Theopropus''Saussure (1898) ''Rev. suisse Zool.'' 5: 204. is an Asian genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae: subfamily Hymenopodinae and tribe Hymenopodini.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File'' includes:
# ''Theopropus borneen ...
'' (Saussure, 1898)
;subtribe Pseudocreobotrina
*''Chlidonoptera
''Chlidonoptera'' is an African genus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae and tribe Hymenopodini.
Sven ...
'' (Karsch, 1892)
*''Chloroharpax
''Chloroharpax'' is a genus of Mantodea, praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. The genus is monotypic, being represented by a single species, ''Chloroharpax modesta'', commonly called the Nigerian flower mantis, and is found across West Afr ...
'' (Werner, 1908)
*''Creobroter
''Creobroter'' is a genus of flower mantises in the tribe Hymenopodini; species are concentrated in Asia. The name comes from the Greek kreo-', meaning "flesh") and ''broter''" meaning "eating", therefore, "flesh-eating", an apt name for a pred ...
'' (Westwood, 1889)
*'' Panurgica'' (Karsch, 1896)
*''Pseudocreobotra
''Pseudocreobotra'' is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantises. They are visually similar to ''Creobroter'' species of Asia, but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deim ...
'' (Saussure, 1870)
Now placed in family
Galinthiadidae
Galinthiadidae is a family of 24 African mantis species (order Mantodea) in four genera.
Taxonomy
Genera:
*''Congoharpax''
*'' Galinthias''
*'' Harpagomantis''
*'' Pseudoharpax''
See also
* List of mantis genera and species
* Flower mantis
...
*''Galinthias
''Galinthias'' is an African genus of praying mantises (order Mantodea); it is the type genus for the new family Galinthiadidae.
Species
*''Galinthias amoena''
*''Galinthias meruensis''
*''Galinthias occidentalis''
*''Galinthias philbyi''
*''G ...
'' (Stal, 1877) (synonym '' Attalia'' (Uvarov, 1936))
*''Harpagomantis
''Harpagomantis'' is a genus of praying mantises in the family Galinthiadidae found in Africa. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Harpagomantis tricolor''.
See also
*List of mantis genera and species
*Flower mantis
...
'' (Kirby, 1899)
*''Pseudoharpax
''Pseudoharpax'' is a genus of African praying mantids in the family Galinthiadidae.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
# ''Pseudoharpax abyssinicus'' Beier, 1930
# ''Pseudoharpax beieri'' La Greca, 1950
# ''Pseudoharpax crenaticollis'' ...
'' (Saussure, 1870)
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 ...
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References
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Hymenopodidae
Mantodea subfamilies