Tarachodidae

Tarachodidae is a now obsolete family in the order Mantodea, of genera found in Africa and Asia.

Tarachodidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930
Subfamilies
see text

Former subfamilies

The family previously consisted of two subfamilies of "bark mantises":

Caliridinae

These genera have now been moved to the new families:

• Haaniidae: Caliris
• Leptomantellidae: Leptomantella

Tarachodinae

This subfamily has now been moved to the Eremiaphilidae. These genera are now placed in the subfamily Iridinae:

• Dysaules
• Iris

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

External links

• Media related to Tarachodidae at Wikimedia Commons