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Chroicopteridae

Family of praying mantises From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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-Tos[1] and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy.[2] Some genera have also been moved here from the tribe Rivetinini, with others placed elsewhere including the subfamily Miomantinae.

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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.[3]

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Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:[3]

Chroicopterinae

tribe Bolbellini
  • Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915
  • Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 1927
tribe Chroicopterini
  • subtribe Amphecostephanina
  • 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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