Miomantidae is a family of praying mantises in the order Mantodea.[1]
| Miomantidae | |
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| Adult female Miomantis paykullii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Superfamily: | Miomantoidea |
| Family: | Miomantidae Westwood, 1889a |
| Genera | |
The species are mostly found in western and central Africa[2] and similar in characteristics and behaviour to other mantids.
Taxonomy edit
The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies and seven genera:[2]
Subfamily Miomantinae edit
- Cilnia Stal, 1876
- Miomantis Saussure, 1870
- Neocilnia Beier, 1930
- Paracilnia Werner, 1909
- Parasphendale Schulthess-Schildler, 1898
- Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Subfamily Solygiinae edit
- Solygia Stal, 1877
References edit
- ^ 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 15 July 2020)
External links edit
Data related to Miomantidae at Wikispecies
