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Majangidae

Family of praying mantises From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Majangidae
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The Majangidae[1] are a revived (2019) family of praying mantids from Madagascar.

Quick facts Scientific classification ...

As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy,[2] this family consists of genera in two subfamilies previously placed in the Liturgusidae (Majanginae) and Deroplatyinae. The new placement means that this taxon is part of the superfamily Epaphroditoidea (of the clade Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea.

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Subfamilies and Genera

The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:[3]

Brancsikiinae
Majanginae
  • tribe Danuriellini
    • Danuriella Westwood, 1889: 3 spp.
  • tribe Majangini
    • Liturgusella Giglio-Tos, 1915
      • monotypic L. malagassa Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
    • Majanga Wood-Mason, 1891: 3 spp.
      • Majanga basilaris Westwood, 1889 - type species

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