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.
| Hymenopodidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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 | |
Subfamilies, tribes and genera
editThe Mantodea Species File[1] lists:
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919
- tribe Acromantini
- Acromantis Saussure, 1870
- Ambivia Stal, 1877
- Citharomantis Rehn, 1909
- Majangella Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Metacromantis Beier, 1930
- Oligomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Parapsychomantis Shcherbakov, 2017
- Psychomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Rhomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- tribe Otomantini
- Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Otomantis Bolivar, 1890
- Oxypiloidea Schulthess, 1898
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919
- tribe Anaxarchini
- Anaxarcha Stal, 1877
- Euantissa Giglio-Tos, 1927
- Heliomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Nemotha Wood-Mason, 1884
- Odontomantis Saussure, 1871
- Werneriana Shcherbakov, Ehrmann & Borer, 2016
- tribe Hymenopodini
- Chlidonoptera Karsch, 1892
- Chloroharpax Werner, 1908
- Creobroter (Westwood, 1889)
- Helvia Stal, 1877
- Hymenopus (Serville, 1831)
- Panurgica Karsch, 1896
- Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 1870
- Theopropus Saussure, 1898
Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919
- tribe Hestiasulini
- Astyliasula Schwarz & Shcherbakov, 2017
- Catestiasula Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Ephestiasula Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Hestiasula Saussure, 1871
- Pseudohestiasula' Schwarz & Shcherbakov, 2017
- tribe Oxypilini
- Ceratomantis Wood-Mason, 1876
- Junodia Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899
- Oxypilus Serville, 1831
- Pachymantis Saussure, 1871
- Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Phyllocraniinae
editAfrica:
- Phyllocrania Burmeister, 1838
Phyllothelyinae
edit.jpg)
South-East Asia:
- tribe Parablepharini
- Parablepharis Saussure, 1870
- tribe Phyllothelyini
- Ceratocrania Westwood, 1889
- Phyllothelys Wood-Mason, 1877
Africa:
- Leptosibylla Roy, 1996
- Presibylla Bolivar, 1908
- Sibylla Stal, 1856
NB: The Epaphroditinae Giglio-Tos, 1915 (from the Caribbean) are now placed in a separate family Epaphroditidae.
Gallery
edit-
Sudanese Hymenopodid Mantis, Pseudocreobotra species -
Adult female Chlidonoptera vexillum -
Adult female Pseudoharpax virescens -
Adult female Creobroter species from West Java -
Adult female Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii -
Adult male Creobroter gemmatus -
Dead adult female C. gemmatus -
Adult female Acromantis japonica -
Adult female Ephestiasula species -
Four dead adult female Hymenopus coronatus -
Dead adult male Hymenopus coronatus -
Subadult female Hymenopus coronatus head -
Subadult female H. coronatus -
Subadult female H. coronatus eating -
Adult female pakyulisis titinggalit -
Subadult female Phyllocrania paradoxa -
Two adult female P. paradoxa -
Subadult female P. paradoxa -
Male Phyllocrania paradoxa, probably subadult -
Adult female Hestiasula brunneriana -
_from_W-Java_%E2%99%80.jpg)
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit
Media related to Hymenopodidae at Wikimedia Commons- Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae
