Mantidae

Subfamilies and genera

Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019, the Mantodea Species File includes ten subfamilies:

Choeradodinae

The Americas, Asia

• Asiadodis Roy, 2004
• Choeradodis Serville, 1831

Deromantinae

Africa

• Deromantis Giglio-Tos, 1916
• Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 1931

Hierodulinae

Africa, Asia, Australia

• Archimantis Saussure, 1869
• Austromantis Sjostedt, 1918
• Austrovates Sjostedt, 1918
• Camelomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Chlorocalis Stiewe, Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2019
• Coenomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Corthylomantis Milledge, 1997
• Dracomantis Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2020
• Ephierodula Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Gretella Werner, 1923
• Hierodula Burmeister, 1838
• Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Mekongomantis Schwarz, Ehrmann & Shcherbakov, 2018
• Nullabora Tindale, 1923
• Pnigomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Pseudomantis Saussure, 1869
• Rhombodera Burmeister, 1838
• Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 2015
• Sphodropoda Stal, 1871
• Stictomantis Beier, 1942
• Tamolanica Werner, 1923
• Tismomorpha Roy, 1973
• Titanodula Vermeersch, 2020
• Trachymantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Zopheromantis Tindale, 1924

Mantinae

Africa, Eurasia, North America

• Mantilia Roy, 1993
• Mantis Linne, 1758
• Statilia Stal, 1877

Mellierinae

Australia

• Melliera Saussure, 1892
• Mellierella Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Rhodomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Scolodera Milledge, 1989
• Xystropeltis Rehn, 1935

Omomantinae

• Omomantis Saussure, 1899

Orthoderinae

• Orthodera Burmeister, 1838
• Orthoderina Sjostedt, 1918

Stagmomantinae

The Americas

• Antemna Stal, 1877
• Hondurantemna Rodrigues, Rivera, Reid & Svenson, 2017
• Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869
• Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869
• Tauromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917

Tenoderinae

Africa, Asia, North America

• Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1911
• Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1967
• Mantasoa Mériguet, 2005
• Mesopteryx Saussure, 1870
• Nausicaamantis Meriguet, 2018
• Notomantis Tindale, 1923
• Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1911
• Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838
• Prohierodula Bolivar, 1908
• Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Sphodromantis Stal, 1871
• Tarachomantis Brancsik, 1892
• Tenodera Burmeister, 1838
• Tenospilota Roy & Ehrmann, 2014
• Tisma Giglio-Tos, 1917

Vatinae

South America

• Alangularis Svenson, Medellin & Sarmiento, 2015
• Callivates Roy, 2003
• Catoxyopsis Giglio-Tos, 1914
• Chopardiella Giglio-Tos, 1914
• Heterovates Saussure, 1872
• Lobocneme Rehn, 1911
• Oxyopsis Caudell, 1904
• Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 1871
• Pseudovates Saussure, 1869
• Pseudoxyops Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
• Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 1838
• Vates Burmeister, 1838
• Zoolea Serville, 1839