Acanthopidae is a family of South American mantises consisting of 16 genera in the order Mantodea. The group was first formally split off as a separate family by the German entomologist Reinhard Ehrmann in 2002.[1] In 2016, five genera (Acontista, Callibia, Paratithrone, Raptrix, and Tithrone) were moved from Acanthopidae to the newly created family Acontistidae,[2] but this has not been accepted in most recent classifications.[3]

Acanthopidae
Metilia brunnerii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Acanthopidae

Genera

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The following genera are recognised in the family Acanthopidae:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster.
  2. ^ Rivera, Julio; Svenson, Gavin J. (2016). "The Neotropical "polymorphic earless praying mantises" – Part I: molecular phylogeny and revised higher-level systematics (Insecta: Mantodea, Acanthopoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (3): 607–649. Bibcode:2016SysEn..41..607R. doi:10.1111/syen.12178.
  3. ^ a b "family Acanthopidae: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-11-10.