Angelidae

The Angelidae[1] are a family of mantises (order Mantodea) found in tropical Americas. It was previously placed as a subfamily in the Mantidae and the restored Asian tribe Euchomenellini[2] was briefly placed here.

Angelidae
Angela guianensis (male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Angelidae
Rivera & Svenson, 2016
Synonyms

Angelinae Beier, 1964

Genera

The Mantodea Species File[3] includes the following genera:

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References

  1. Rivera J, Svenson GJ (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
  2. Schwarz CJ (2017) Update on Tagalomantis manillensis (Saussure), with description of the female and comments on its systematic placement and life history (Insecta: Mantodea: Deroplatyinae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 10: 19–39.
  3. Mantodea Species File: family Angelidae (retrieved 11 August 2018)
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