Hymenopodidae

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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.

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

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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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References

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