Liturgusidae

Liturgusidae is a family of praying mantises in the new (2019) Neotropical superfamily Acanthopoidea. A substantial number of genera, previously placed here, have recently been moved to the new or revived other families:

• Dactylopterygidae
• Gonypetidae
• Epaphroditidae: subfamily Gonatistinae
• Majangidae: subfamily Majanginae
• Mantidae: subfamily Mellierinae
• Nanomantidae: subfamily Fulciniinae

Tribes and Genera

The Mantodea Species File now lists two tribes, containing the following genera:

• Hagiomantis <small>Serville, 1839</small>

• Corticomantis <small>Svenson, 2014</small> - monotypic (Corticomantis atricoxata <small>(Beier, 1931)</small>)
• Fuga <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
• Liturgusa <small>Saussure, 1869</small> (lichen mantises)
• Velox <small>Svenson, 2014</small> - monotypic (Velox wielandi <small>Svenson, 2014</small>)

References

• http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01583p035f.pdf Spermatophore feeding and mating behaviour in praying mantids (Mantodea: Liturgusidae), G. I. Holwell, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia

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