Tarachodidae is a now obsolete family in the order Mantodea, of genera found in Africa and Asia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 |
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Former subfamilies edit
The family previously consisted of two subfamilies of "bark mantises":[2]
Caliridinae edit
These genera have now been moved to the new families:
Tarachodinae edit
This subfamily has now been moved to the Eremiaphilidae. These genera are now placed in the subfamily Iridinae:
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
Media related to Tarachodidae at Wikimedia Commons
