| Amelidae | |
|---|---|
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| 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.
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
- ↑ Giglio-Tos (1919) Bull. Soc. ent. Ital. 49: 55.
 - ↑ Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 July 2020)
 - ↑ 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". Historical Biology: 1–8. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2134782. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 253280592.
 
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