The mantis family Amelidae was previously placed in the family

Mantidae Mantidae is one of the largest family (biology), families in the Order (biology), order of Mantodea, praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family ...

. Species have been recorded from

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and

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Genera

The Mantodea Species FileMantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 July 2020)
/ref> lists a single subfamily Amelinae, comprising two

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Amelini

* '' Ameles'' Burmeister, 1838 * ''

Apteromantis ''Apteromantis'' is a genus of praying 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") ...

'' Werner, 1931 * '' Pseudoyersinia'' Kirby, 1904

Litaneutriini

* '' Litaneutria'' Saussure, 1892 * ''

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'' Saussure, 1869 - monotypic '' Yersinia mexicana'' Saussure, 1859 * '' Yersiniops'' Hebard, 1931

Genera

Amelini

Litaneutriini

Fossil species

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