Miomantidae

Miomantidae

Miomantidae

Subfamily of praying mantises

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

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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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 15 July 2020)
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