Hymenopodidae

Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.

Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The Mantodea Species File lists:

Acromantinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

• tribe Acromantini
• Acromantis <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
• Ambivia <small>Stal, 1877</small>
• Citharomantis <small>Rehn, 1909</small>
• Majangella <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Metacromantis <small>Beier, 1930</small>
• Oligomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Parapsychomantis <small>Shcherbakov, 2017</small>
• Psychomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Rhomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• tribe Otomantini
• Anasigerpes <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Chrysomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Otomantis <small>Bolivar, 1890</small>
• Oxypiloidea <small>Schulthess, 1898</small>

Hymenopodinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

• tribe Anaxarchini
• Anaxarcha <small>Stal, 1877</small>
• Euantissa <small>Giglio-Tos, 1927</small>
• Heliomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Nemotha <small>Wood-Mason, 1884</small>
• Odontomantis <small>Saussure, 1871</small>
• Werneriana <small>Shcherbakov, Ehrmann & Borer, 2016</small>
• tribe Hymenopodini
• Chlidonoptera <small>Karsch, 1892</small>
• Chloroharpax <small>Werner, 1908</small>
• Creobroter <small>(Westwood, 1889)</small>
• Helvia <small>Stal, 1877</small>
• Hymenopus <small>(Serville, 1831)</small>
• Panurgica <small>Karsch, 1896</small>
• Pseudocreobotra <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
• Theopropus <small>Saussure, 1898</small>

Oxypilinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

• tribe Hestiasulini
• Astyliasula <small>Schwarz & Shcherbakov, 2017</small>
• Catestiasula <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Ephestiasula <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
• Hestiasula <small>Saussure, 1871</small>
• Pseudohestiasula <small>Schwarz & Shcherbakov, 2017</small>
• tribe Oxypilini
• Ceratomantis <small>Wood-Mason, 1876</small>
• Junodia <small>Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899</small>
• Oxypilus <small>Serville, 1831</small>
• Pachymantis <small>Saussure, 1871</small>
• Pseudoxypilus <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>

Phyllocraniinae

Africa:

• Phyllocrania <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>

Phyllothelyinae

South-East Asia:

• tribe Parablepharini
• Parablepharis <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
• tribe Phyllothelyini
• Ceratocrania <small>Westwood, 1889</small>
• Phyllothelys <small>Wood-Mason, 1877</small>

Sibyllinae

Africa:

• Leptosibylla <small>Roy, 1996</small>
• Presibylla <small>Bolivar, 1908</small>
• Sibylla <small>Stal, 1856</small>

NB: The Epaphroditinae <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small> (from the Caribbean) are now placed in a separate family Epaphroditidae.

Gallery

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

References

External links

• Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae