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 the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the numerous remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating them to higher rank.

thumb|right|Details of a mantis modified foreleg

Subfamilies and genera

Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019, the Mantodea Species File includes ten subfamilies:

Choeradodinae

The Americas, Asia

  • Asiadodis <small>Roy, 2004</small>
  • Choeradodis <small>Serville, 1831</small>

Deromantinae

Africa

  • Deromantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1916</small>
  • Pseudostagmatoptera <small>Beier, 1931</small>

thumb|[[Hierodula majuscula, just before mating]]

Hierodulinae

Africa, Asia, Australia

  • Archimantis <small>Saussure, 1869</small>
  • Austromantis <small>Sjostedt, 1918</small>
  • Austrovates <small>Sjostedt, 1918</small>
  • Camelomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>
  • Chlorocalis <small>Stiewe, Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2019</small>
  • Coenomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>
  • Corthylomantis <small>Milledge, 1997</small>
  • Dracomantis <small>Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2020</small>
  • Ephierodula <small>Giglio-Tos, 1912</small>
  • Gretella <small>Werner, 1923</small>
  • Hierodula <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Hierodulella <small>Giglio-Tos, 1912</small>
  • Mekongomantis <small>Schwarz, Ehrmann & Shcherbakov, 2018</small>
  • Nullabora <small>Tindale, 1923</small>
  • Pnigomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>
  • Pseudomantis <small>Saussure, 1869</small>
  • thumb|[[Rhombomantis fusca in Thailand]]Rhombodera <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Rhombomantis <small>Ehrmann & Borer, 2015</small>
  • Sphodropoda <small>Stal, 1871</small>
  • Stictomantis <small>Beier, 1942</small>
  • Tamolanica <small>Werner, 1923</small>
  • Tismomorpha <small>Roy, 1973</small>
  • Titanodula <small>Vermeersch, 2020</small>
  • Trachymantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>
  • Zopheromantis <small>Tindale, 1924</small>

Mantinae

Africa, Eurasia, North America

thumb|right|Adult female [[Mantis religiosa]]

  • Mantilia <small>Roy, 1993</small>
  • Mantis <small>Linne, 1758</small>
  • Statilia <small>Stal, 1877</small>

Mellierinae

Australia

  • Melliera <small>Saussure, 1892</small>
  • Mellierella <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
  • Rhodomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>
  • Scolodera <small>Milledge, 1989</small>
  • Xystropeltis <small>Rehn, 1935</small>

Omomantinae

  • Omomantis <small>Saussure, 1899</small>

thumb|[[Orthodera novaezealandiae]]

Orthoderinae

  • Orthodera <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Orthoderina <small>Sjostedt, 1918</small>

Stagmomantinae

The Americas

  • Antemna <small>Stal, 1877</small>
  • Hondurantemna <small>Rodrigues, Rivera, Reid & Svenson, 2017</small>
  • Phasmomantis <small>Saussure, 1869</small>
  • Stagmomantis <small>Saussure, 1869</small>
  • Tauromantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>

thumb|[[Paramantis sacra]]

Tenoderinae

Africa, Asia, North America

  • Alalomantis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>
  • Cataspilota <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>
  • Epitenodera <small>Giglio-Tos, 1911</small>
  • Paramantis <small>Ragge & Roy, 1967</small>
  • Mantasoa <small>Mériguet, 2005</small>
  • Mesopteryx <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
  • Nausicaamantis <small>Meriguet, 2018</small>
  • Notomantis <small>Tindale, 1923</small>
  • Plistospilota <small>Giglio-Tos, 1911</small>
  • Polyspilota <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Prohierodula <small>Bolivar, 1908</small>
  • Rhomboderella <small>Giglio-Tos, 1912</small>
  • Sphodromantis <small>Stal, 1871</small>
  • Tarachomantis <small>Brancsik, 1892</small>
  • Tenodera <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Tenospilota <small>Roy & Ehrmann, 2014</small>
  • Tisma <small>Giglio-Tos, 1917</small>

Vatinae

thumb|right|[[Stagmatoptera supplicaria]]

South America

  • Alangularis <small>Svenson, Medellin & Sarmiento, 2015</small>
  • Callivates <small>Roy, 2003</small>
  • Catoxyopsis <small>Giglio-Tos, 1914</small>
  • Chopardiella <small>Giglio-Tos, 1914</small>
  • Heterovates <small>Saussure, 1872</small>
  • Lobocneme <small>Rehn, 1911</small>
  • Oxyopsis <small>Caudell, 1904</small>
  • Parastagmatoptera <small>Saussure, 1871</small>
  • Pseudovates <small>Saussure, 1869</small>
  • Pseudoxyops <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1894</small>
  • Stagmatoptera <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Vates <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
  • Zoolea <small>Serville, 1839</small>

See also

  • List of mantis genera and species
  • Flower mantis

References

  • Key to Mantidae Genera
  • Tree of Life - Mantidae
  • Natures's Best Masked Flower Image
  • North American mantids
  • MantisOnline.eu: All about praying mantids

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