The ''Tenoderinae'' are a subfamily of

praying mantids Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use ...

, originally used by Brunner von Wattenwyl. It was restored as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, and contains many genera previously placed in the subfamily

Mantinae Mantinae is a subfamily of praying mantids of the Family (biology), family Mantidae. It was authored by Hermann Burmeister in 1838. Tribes and genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' now lists just three Genus, genera here, effectively in a single ...

. The new placement means that this taxon is part of the superfamily Mantoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder

Schizomantodea 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 ...

. Species have been recorded from: Africa, Europe and Asia.Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 16 July 2020)
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Tribes and genera

This new subfamily now contains many genera that were previously placed elsewhere including the

. The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two

tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

here:

Paramantini

;subtribe Paramantina * '' Alalomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1917 * '' Epitenodera'' Giglio-Tos, 1911 * '' Paramantis'' Ragge & Roy, 1967 * '' Rhomboderella'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * ''

Sphodromantis ''Sphodromantis'' is a large genus of praying mantises concentrated in Africa, sometimes considered a synonym of the genus ''Hierodula'': from the same family, Mantidae. Outside their range especially, many share the common name African Mantis. ...

'' Stal, 1871 ;subtribe Tarachomantina * '' Mantasoa'' Mériguet, 2005 * '' Nausicaamantis'' Meriguet, 2018 * '' Tarachomantis'' Brancsik, 1892 * '' Tisma'' Giglio-Tos, 1917

Tenoderini

;subtribe Polyspilotina * '' Cataspilota'' Giglio-Tos, 1917 * '' Plistospilota'' Giglio-Tos, 1911 * '' Polyspilota'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Prohierodula'' Bolivar, 1908 ;subtribe Tenoderina * '' Mesopteryx'' Saussure, 1870 * '' Notomantis'' Tindale, 1923 * '' Tenodera'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Tenospilota'' Roy & Ehrmann, 2014Image of dead adult female ''Tenospilota nova'' (used to be in the genus ''Plistospilota'', ''Plistospilota nova'').
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References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q97418008 Mantodea subfamilies Mantidae