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Mantidae
| Description | Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mantodea : Mantidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | praying mantis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Mantidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (44%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Praying Mantis, Fangschrecken, Mantids | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Choeradodinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mantinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Achlaena genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achlaenella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Acithespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afrothespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alalomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alangularis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alluandella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ameles genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphecostephanus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Antemna genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apterameles genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apteromantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archimantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Armene genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Armeniola genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asiadodis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austrovates genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Beesonula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Betamantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bimantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bisanthe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bolbella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bolivaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Callimantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Callivates genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Camelomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Carvilia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cataspilota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Catigaonopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Catoxyopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Choeradodis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chopardentella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chopardiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chroicoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cilnia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Compsomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Compsothespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Congomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corthylomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Danuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Deiphobe genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Deiphobella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Deroplatys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dimantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dystacta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dystactula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elmantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Entella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Entelloptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eobruneria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Eremoplana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euchomena genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Geomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Geothespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gimantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gonypeta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gonypetella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gonypetoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gonypetyllis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gretella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Haldwania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heterochaeta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heterochaetula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heterovates genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hierodula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hierodulella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Holaptilon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hondurantemna genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Indothespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ischnomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ligaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ligariella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ligentella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Litaneutria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithophotina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobocneme genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobothespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macracanthopus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macrodanuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macropopa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mantasoa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mantilia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mantis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 12.7 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Melliera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Memantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesopteryx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microthespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Miomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrcinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mythomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Namamantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocilnia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neodanuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nullabora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Omomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthodera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoderina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oxyopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oxyothespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeophotina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracilnia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraligaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paramantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pararivetina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraseverinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parasphendale genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parastagmatoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parentella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paroxyopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phasmomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plistospilota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pnigomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polyspilota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Popa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Prochaeradodis ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Prohierodula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudempusa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudodystacta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudostagmatoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudovates genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoxyops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoyersinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reticulimantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhachimantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhodomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhombodera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhomboderella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhombomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rivetina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rivetinula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schizocephala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Severinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sinaiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solygia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Somalithespis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaeromantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphodromantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphodropoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stagmatoptera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stagmomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Statilia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stictomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tagalomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tamolanica genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tarachomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Taumantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Teddia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Telomantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tenodera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tisma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tismomorpha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Toxodanuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trachymantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vates genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xystropeltis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Yersinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Yersiniops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zoolea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zopheromantis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cruentosaga phanatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eentella meruensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraoxyophthalmus nigericus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phtherisigena nebulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphordopoda mjoebergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphoropoda dentifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Manteidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mantodea : Manteidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1802 | Mantides Latreille p. 270 |
| 1902 | Mantidae Hay p. 321 |
| 1949 | Choeradodidae Chopard |
| 1992 | Manteidae Carpenter p. 143 |
| 1995 | Choeradodidae Wang and Jin p. 197 |
| 1995 | Mantidae Wang and Jin p. 197 |
| 2009 | Mantidae Svensen and Whiting |
| 2016 | Mantidae Delclòs et al. p. 94 |
| 2019 | Manteidae Ross p. 308 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
