Miomantidae
Subfamily of praying mantises
Miomantidae | |
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Adult female Miomantis paykullii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Superfamily: | Miomantoidea |
Family: | Miomantidae Westwood, 1889a |
Genera | |
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
- Neocilnia Beier, 1930
- Paracilnia Werner, 1909
- Parasphendale Schulthess-Schildler, 1898
- Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Subfamily Solygiinae
- Solygia Stal, 1877
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 15 July 2020)
External links
Data related to Miomantidae at Wikispecies