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Iridopterygidae

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Iridopterygidae
Hapalopeza nilgirica, Kadavoor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Iridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Subfamilies

Hapalomantinae
Iridopteryginae
Nanomantinae
Nilomantinae
Tropidomantinae

Iridopterygidae is a family of mantis in the order Mantodea, whose members were formerly a subfamily within Mantidae.[1]

Subfamilies and Genera

Hapalomantinae

Distribution: Africa

Iridopteryginae

Distribution: tropical Asia - one tribe: Iridopterygini[2]

Nanomantinae

Distribution: includes: Africa, Asia and Australia
Tribe Fulcinini

Tribe Nanomantini

Nilomantinae

Distribution: Madagascar

Tropidomantinae

Distribution: includes Africa, Asia and the Pacific. There is a single tribe, the Tropidomantini containing:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ ITIS Catalogue of Life
  2. ^ Mantodea Species File: subfamily Iridopteryginae (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 1 September 2019)
  3. ^ Mantodea Species File: subfamily Tropidomantinae (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 21 January 2019)
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