| Chroicopteridae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Dictyoptera |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Chroicopteridae Schwarz & Roy, 2019 |
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.
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]
Subfamilies, tribes and genera[edit]
The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:[3]
Chroicopterinae[edit]
- tribe Bolbellini
- Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 1927
- tribe Chroicopterini
- subtribe Amphecostephanina
- Amphecostephanus Rehn, 1912
- 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[edit]
Auth. Giglio-Tos (1915); tropical central Africa
- tribe Gonypetellini
- Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- tribe Tarachinini
- Tarachina Werner, 1907
References[edit]
- ^ Giglio-Tos (1915) Bull, soc. ent. Ita. 46.
- ^ Schwarz CJ, Roy R (2019) The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera) Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) International Journal of Entomology 55 (2): 101-196.
- ^ a b Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 16 July 2020)
External links[edit]
Data related to Chroicopterinae at Wikispecies
