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 FileDaniel Otte, Lauren Spearman, Martin B.D. Stiewe, David C. Eades Mantodea Species File - Version 5.0 (retrieved 8 October 2018) 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
Southeast 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.
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See also List of mantis genera and species
References
External links
Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae