The Rivetinidae are a family of

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, based on the

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'' Rivetina''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family contains many genera moved from Miomantinae: tribe Rivetinini; some genera previously placed there have now been moved to the new families Deroplatyidae and Chroicopteridae. The new placement of this taxon is in the superfamily Eremiaphiloidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder

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Distribution

Genera in this family have been recorded from: southern Europe, Africa and Asia.Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 15 July 2020)
/ref> The species of this family present in

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are'' Geomantis larvoides'' and'' Rivetina baetica''.

Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two subfamilies:

Deiphobinae

;tribe Cotigaonopsini * '' Cotigaonopsis'' Vyjayandi, 2009 – monotypic ''C. providenceae'' Vyjayandi, 2009 ;tribe Deiphobini * '' Deiphobe'' Stål, 1877 * '' Deiphobella'' Giglio-Tos, 1916 * '' Indothespis'' Werner, 1935

Rivetininae

;tribe Ischnomantini * '' Eremoplana'' Stål, 1871 * '' Ischnomantis'' Stål, 1871 ;tribe Rivetinini * '' Bolivaria'' Stål, 1877 * '' Geomantis'' Pantel, 1896 * '' Microthespis'' Werner, 1908 * '' Pararivetina'' Beier, 1930 * '' Rivetina'' Berland & Chopard, 1922 * '' Rivetinula'' La Greca, 1977 * '' Teddia'' Burr, 1899

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivetinidae Mantodea families Mantodea of Europe