The Nanomantidae are a family of praying mantises, based on the type genus Nanomantis. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy,Schwarz CJ, Roy R (2019) The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera) Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) International Journal of Entomology 55 (2): 101-196. genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopterygidae.
The new placement is in superfamily Nanomantoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. The recorded distribution of genera includes: Africa including Madagascar, the Himalayas, SE Asia through to Australia and Pacific islands.Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 11 July 2020)
Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera The Mantodea Species File lists four subfamilies:
Fulciniinae tribe Fulciniini Calofulcinia Giglio-Tos, 1915 Fulcinia Stal, 1877 Hedigerella Werner, 1933 Ima Tindale, 1924 Inimia Connors, 2023 Machairima Beier, 1965 Nannofulcinia Beier, 1965 Papugalepsus Werner, 1928 Pilomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Tylomantis Westwood, 1889 tribe Neomantini Kongobatha Hebard, 1920 Neomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 tribe Paraoxypilini (Australasia, Oceania): subtribe Bolbina Bolbe Stal, 1877 Papubolbe Beier, 1965 subtribe Paraoxypilina Cliomantis Giglio-Tos, 1913 Exparoxypilus Beier, 1929 Gyromantis Giglio-Tos, 1913 Metoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 1913 Myrmecomantis Giglio-Tos, 1913 Nesoxypilus Beier, 1965 Paraoxypilus Saussure, 1870 Phthersigena Stal, 1871 tribe Stenomantini Ciulfina Giglio-Tos, 1915 Fulciniola Giglio-Tos, 1915 Stenomantis Saussure, 1871
Hapalomantinae tribe Hapalomantini: mainland Africa - genera: Bolbena Giglio-Tos, 1915 Bolbula Giglio-Tos, 1915 Hapalogymnes Kaltenbach, 1996 Hapalomantis Saussure, 1871 tribe Nilomantini: Madagascar Chloromantis Kaltenbach, 1998 Cornucollis Brannoch & Svenson, 2016 Enicophlebia Westwood, 1889 Hyalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Ilomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Melomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Nilomantis Werner, 1907 Platycalymma Westwood, 1889
Nanomantinae Selected genera: Miromantis Giglio-Tos, 1927 Nanomantis Saussure, 1871 - type genus Ormomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Tropidomantinae Selected genera: tribe Epsomantini Epsomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 tribe Tropidomantini Eomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Tropidomantis Stal, 1877
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