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Nanomantidae

The Nanomantidae are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus Nanomantis. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy,[1] genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopterygidae.

Nanomantidae
Hyalomantis punctata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Subfamilies and tribes
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The new placement is in superfamily Nanomantoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. The recorded distribution of genera includes: Africa including Madagascar, the Himalayas, SE Asia through to Australia and Pacific islands.[2]

Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera

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The Mantodea Species File lists four subfamilies:[2]

Fulciniinae

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Hapalomantinae

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Nanomantinae

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Tropidomantinae

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 11 July 2020)
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