Hymenopodidae | |
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Adult female Hymenopus coronatus | |
Adult female Hestiasula brunneriana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
Superorder: | Dictyoptera |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1927 |
Subfamilies | |
Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.
The Mantodea Species File[1] lists:
[edit]Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919
Africa:
South-East Asia:
Africa:
NB: The Epaphroditinae Giglio-Tos, 1915 (from the Caribbean) are now placed in a separate family Epaphroditidae.
Extant Mantodea families
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