Hymenopodidae Explained

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^[1] lists:

Acromantinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

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

Hymenopodinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

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

Oxypilinae

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

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

Phyllocraniinae

Africa:

• Phyllocrania Burmeister, 1838

Phyllothelyinae

South-East Asia:

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

Sibyllinae

Africa:

• Leptosibylla Roy, 1996
• Presibylla Bolivar, 1908
• Sibylla Stal, 1856

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

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

External links

• • Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae

Notes and References

1. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1182473 Daniel Otte, Lauren Spearman, Martin B.D. Stiewe, David C. Eades Mantodea Species File - Version 5.0 (retrieved 8 October 2018)