Tropidomantinae is a subfamily of
mantises in the new (2019) family
Nanomantidae
The ''Nanomantidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Nanomantis''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridoptery ...
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[ Within the single tribe Tropidomantini there are six genera, distributed in Asia and the Pacific.][
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Tribes and Genera
The ''Mantodea Species File''[ lists two tribes:
* tribe Epsomantini (monotypic)
** '' Epsomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 (monotypic)
* tribe Tropidomantini
** '' Eomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915
** '' Oligocanthopus'' Beier, 1935 - monotypic ''O. ornata''
** '' Pliacanthopus'' Giglio-Tos, 1927
** '' Sinomantis'' Beier, 1933 - monotypic ''S. denticulata''
** '' Tropidomantis'' Stal, 1877
NB: Several genera, previously placed here, have now been moved to the ]Fulciniinae
The ''Nanomantidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Nanomantis''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridoptery ...
, Hapalomantinae
The ''Nanomantidae'' are a new (2019) Family (biology), family of Mantodea, praying mantises, based on the type genus ''Nanomantis''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and Tribe (biology), tribes have been moved here, substa ...
and Nanomantinae. ''Xanthomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 is a synonym of '' Pliacanthopus'' (above).
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Nanomantidae
Mantodea subfamilies