Hymenopodidae
| Hymenopodidae | |
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| Adult female Hymenopus coronatus | |
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| Adult female Hestiasula brunneriana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
| Superorder: | Dictyoptera |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1927 |
| Subfamilies | |
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
- Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Beier, 1930
- Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Shcherbakov, 2017
- Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Giglio-Tos, 1915
- tribe Otomantini
- Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Bolivar, 1890
- 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
- Shcherbakov, Ehrmann & Borer, 2016
- tribe Hymenopodini
- Chlidonoptera Karsch, 1892
- Chloroharpax Werner, 1908
- Creobroter (Westwood, 1889)
- Helvia Stal, 1877
- Hymenopus (Serville, 1831)
- 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
- ' Schwarz & Shcherbakov, 2017
- tribe Oxypilini
- Ceratomantis Wood-Mason, 1876
- Junodia Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899
- Serville, 1831
- Saussure, 1871
- 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:
- Roy, 1996
- Bolivar, 1908
- Sibylla Stal, 1856
NB: The Epaphroditinae Giglio-Tos, 1915 (from the Caribbean) are now placed in a separate family Epaphroditidae.
Gallery[]
Sudanese Hymenopodid Mantis, Pseudocreobotra species
Adult female Chlidonoptera vexillum
Adult female Pseudoharpax virescens
Adult female Creobroter species from West Java
Adult female Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
Adult male Creobroter gemmatus
Dead adult female C. gemmatus
Adult female Acromantis japonica
Adult female Ephestiasula species
Four dead adult female Hymenopus coronatus
Dead adult male Hymenopus coronatus
Subadult female Hymenopus coronatus head
Subadult female H. coronatus
Subadult female H. coronatus eating
Adult female Ceratomantis saussurii
Subadult female Phyllocrania paradoxa
Two adult female P. paradoxa
Subadult female P. paradoxa
Male Phyllocrania paradoxa, probably subadult
Adult female Hestiasula brunneriana
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Hymenopodidae at Wikimedia Commons- Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae
- Hymenopodidae
- Mantodea families