The Chroicopteridae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Chroicoptera. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-TosGiglio-Tos (1915) Bull, soc. ent. Ita. 46. and it has been revived 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. Some genera have also been moved here from the tribe Rivetinini, with others placed elsewhere including the subfamily Miomantinae.
The new placement is as a sole family in the superfamily Chroicopteroidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 16 July 2020)
Subfamilies, tribes and genera The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies: Chroicopterinae tribe Bolbellini Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915 Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 1927 tribe Chroicopterini subtribe Amphecostephanina Amphecostephanus Rehn, 1912 subtribe Bisanthina Bisanthe Stal, 1876 subtribe Chroicopterina Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Carvilia Stal, 1876 Chopardentella Kaltenbach, 1996 Chroicoptera Stal, 1871 Congomantis Werner, 1929 Entella Stal, 1877 Entelloptera Beier, 1942 Geothespis Giglio-Tos, 1916 Ligaria Stal, 1877 Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 1915 Ligentella Kaltenbach, 1996 Macracanthopus Chopard, 1929 Namamantis Kaltenbach, 1996 Paraligaria Beier, 1969 Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1915 Rhachimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Sphaeromantis Schulthess, 1898 subtribe Dystactina Achlaena Karsch, 1892 Achlaenella Giglio-Tos, 1915 Dystacta Saussure, 1871 Pseudodystacta Kaltenbach, 1996
Tarachininae Auth. Giglio-Tos (1915); tropical central Africa tribe Gonypetellini Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915 Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 tribe Tarachinini Tarachina Werner, 1907
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