Amelidae

Short description: Family of praying mantises

Amelidae

Ameles sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Mantodea
Family:  | Amelidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919

The mantis family Amelidae[1] was previously placed in the family Mantidae. Species have been recorded from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

## Contents

* 1 Genera
* 1.1 Amelini
* 1.2 Litaneutriini
* 1.3 Fossil species
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Genera

The Mantodea Species File[2] lists a single subfamily Amelinae, comprising two tribes:

### Amelini

* Ameles Burmeister, 1838
* Apteromantis Werner, 1931
* Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 1904

### Litaneutriini

* Litaneutria Saussure, 1892
* Yersinia Saussure, 1869 - monotypic Yersinia mexicana Saussure, 1859
* Yersiniops Hebard, 1931

### Fossil species

* Litaneutria pilosuspedes Terriquez et al. 2022[3]

## References

1. ↑ Giglio-Tos (1919) Bull. Soc. ent. Ital. 49: 55.
2. ↑ Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 July 2020)
3. ↑ Terríquez-Beltrán, J.; Riquelme, F.; Varela-Hernández, F. (2022-10-31). "A new species of mantis (Insecta: Mantodea: Amelidae) from the Miocene Amber-Lagerstätte in Mexico" (in en). Historical Biology: 1–8. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2134782. ISSN 0891-2963. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2022.2134782.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5672345 entry

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