Miomantidae

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

Miomantidae
Adult female Miomantis paykullii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Superfamily:	Miomantoidea
Family:	Miomantidae Westwood, 1889a
Genera
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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