Hymenopodidae

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
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Cohort: Polyneoptera
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1927
Subfamilies

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Subfamilies, Tribes and selected Genera

The Mantodea Species File[1] lists:

Phyllothelyinae

Asia - 2 tribes, 3 genera:

NB: The Epaphroditinae Giglio-Tos, 1915 (from the Caribbean) are now placed in a separate family Epaphroditidae.

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See also

References
  1. Daniel Otte, Lauren Spearman, Martin B.D. Stiewe, David C. Eades Mantodea Species File - Version 5.0 (retrieved 8 October 2018)
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