Miomantidae

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Miomantidae
Miomantis paykullii Luc Viatour.jpg
Adult female Miomantis paykullii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Superfamily: Miomantoidea
Family: Miomantidae
Westwood, 1889a
Genera

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Miomantidae is a family of praying mantises in the order Mantodea.[1]

The species are mostly found in western and central Africa[2] and similar in characteristics and behaviour to other mantids.

Taxonomy[]

The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies and seven genera:[2]

Subfamily Miomantinae[]

  • Cilnia Stal, 1876
  • Miomantis Saussure, 1870
  • Beier, 1930
  • Werner, 1909
  • Schulthess-Schildler, 1898
  • Giglio-Tos, 1917

Subfamily Solygiinae[]

  • Stal, 1877

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