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Liturgusidae

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Liturgusidae is a family of praying mantids in the new (2019) Neotropical superfamily Acanthopoidea. A substantial number of genera, previously placed here, have recently been moved to the new or revived other families:[1]

Tribes and Genera

The Mantodea Species File now lists two tribes, containing the following genera:[2]

tribe Hagiomantini
tribe Liturgusini

References

  • [1] Spermatophore feeding and mating behaviour in praying mantids (Mantodea: Liturgusidae), G. I. Holwell, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia

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Liturgusidae: Brief Summary

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Liturgusidae is a family of praying mantids in the new (2019) Neotropical superfamily Acanthopoidea. A substantial number of genera, previously placed here, have recently been moved to the new or revived other families:

Dactylopterygidae Gonypetidae Epaphroditidae: subfamily Gonatistinae Majangidae: subfamily Majanginae Mantidae: subfamily Mellierinae Nanomantidae: subfamily Fulciniinae
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