Hymenopodidae

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Hymenopodidae
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Adult female Hymenopus coronatus
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Adult female Hestiasula brunneriana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Cohort: Polyneoptera
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1927
Subfamilies

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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.

Subfamilies, tribes and genera

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The Mantodea Species File[1] lists:

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

Auth: Giglio-Tos, 1919

Phyllocraniinae

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Africa:

Phyllothelyinae

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Ceratocrania macra

South-East Asia:

Africa:

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

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See also

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References

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  • Tree of Life - Hymenopodidae

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