| Amelidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Ameles sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Superfamily: | Eremiaphiloidea |
| Family: | Amelidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 |
The Amelidae1 are a family of praying mantids. Its genera were previously placed in the family Mantidae. Species have been recorded from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
Genera
The Mantodea Species File2 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. 20223
References
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. 35 (11): 2127–2134. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2134782. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 253280592.