Haaniidae

The Haaniidae are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Haania. The first use of "Haaniidae" was by Giglio-Tos^[1] and it was revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy;^[2] genera in the subfamily Haaniinae havie been moved here from the family Thespidae.

Haaniidae
Haania sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superorder:	Dictyoptera
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Haaniidae Giglio-Tos, 1915

The new placement is in superfamily Haanioidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from: India, Indochina and Malesia through to New Guinea.^[3]

Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:^[3]

Caliridinae

• Caliris Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Gildella Giglio-Tos, 1915

Haaniinae

tribe Arriini

• Arria Stal, 1877
• Sinomiopteryx Tinkham, 1937

tribe Haaniini

• Astape Stal, 1877
• Haania Saussure, 1871