Amelidae

The mantis family Amelidae[1] was previously placed in the family Mantidae. Species have been recorded from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Amelidae
Ameles sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Amelidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919

Genera

The Mantodea Species File[2] lists a single subfamily Amelinae, comprising two tribes:

Amelini

Litaneutriini
  • Litaneutria Saussure, 1892
  • Yersinia Saussure, 1869 - monotypic Yersinia mexicana Saussure, 1859
  • Yersiniops Hebard, 1931

References
  1. Giglio-Tos (1919) Bull. Soc. ent. Ital. 49: 55.
  2. Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 July 2020)
  • Media related to Amelinae at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Amelinae at Wikispecies
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