Epaphroditinae 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 ...

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 ...

in the

Epaphroditidae Epaphroditidae is a family of the Mantodea, containing species found in Africa and the Caribbean. Before 2015, it had been placed as the subfamily Epaphroditinae, in the Hymenopodidae, but is now excluded. Subfamilies and genera The ''Mantodea ...

: previously placed in the

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 ...

and now containing two monotypic

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 ...

.Mantodea.speciesfile.org: Subfamily Epaphroditinae
/ref> The type genus remains ''

Epaphrodita ''Epaphrodita'' is the type genus of praying mantids in the family Epaphroditidae; it had placed previously in the Hymenopodidae. Species *'' Epaphrodita lobivertex'' *'' Epaphrodita musarum'' *'' Epaphrodita undulata'' See also *List of mantis ...

'' (Serville, 1831).

Tribes and Genera

;tribe Callimantini * ''

Callimantis ''Callimantis'' is a genus of mantis of the family Epaphroditidae consisting of only one species, ''Callimantis antillarum''. Species ''Callimantis antillarum'' is a praying mantis species that comes from a very ancient lineage. When ''Gondwanal ...

'' Stal, 1877 - monotypic (''C. antillarum'' Saussure, 1859) ;tribe Epaphroditini * ''

'' Serville, 1831 ;now placed elsewhere *'' Amphecostephanus'' (Rehn, 1912) is now placed in the

Chroicopteridae The Chroicopteridae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Chroicoptera''. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxon ...

: Chroicopterinae *'' Parablepharis'' (Saussure, 1870) is now placed in the

: Phyllothelyinae *'' Phyllocrania'' (Burmeister, 1838) is now placed in the

: Phyllocraniinae

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5382048 Mantodea Mantodea subfamilies