Angelidae is a family of mantises found in tropical Central and South Americas.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family Angelidae was formerly classified as a tribe or a subfamily of 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 ...
and for a brief period also included the restored Asian
tribe
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 ...
Euchomenellini The family as presently circumscribed is monotypic, containing the single genus ''Angela''.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Angela'':
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Angela armata''
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Angela brachyptera''
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Angela championi''
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Angela decolor''
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Angela guianensis
''Angela guianensis'' is a species of praying mantis from the genus ''Angela (mantis), Angela'', within the family Mantidae. It was first described by the entomologist Rehn in 1906.
Specimens can be found in French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa ...
'' (Rehn, 1906)
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Angela inermis''
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Angela lemoulti''
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Angela maxima''
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Angela minor''
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Angela miranda''
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Angela ornata''
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Angela perpulchra''
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Angela peruviana''
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Angela purpurascens''
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Angela quinquemaculata''
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Angela saussurii''
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Angela subhyalina''
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Angela trifasciata''
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Angela werneri''
References
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Mantodea families
Monogeneric insect families