Nanomantidae

genus of insects

Myrmecomantis is a genus of praying mantises in the family Nanomantidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Myrmecomantis atra, commonly known as the ant mantis. It is a species that relies upon ant mimicry for protection even as an adult.

Calofulcinia is a genus of praying mantises in the family Nanomantidae.

Hapalomantis (from Ancient Greek απαλος (hapalos), meaning "delicate", and "mantis") is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Nanomantidae. It is distributed in Africa.

Bolbena is a genus of praying mantises native to Africa. It includes the following species: Bolbena assimilis Bolbena hottentotta Bolbena maraisi Bolbena minor Bolbena minutissima Bolbena orientalis

Fulcinia is a genus of praying mantises found in Australia. It is the type genus of the subfamily Fulciniinae and tribe Fulciniini.

Ciulfina is a genus of small, tree-dwelling praying mantises belonging to the family Nanomantidae. They are native to Australia.

Tropidomantis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Nanomantidae, with species recorded from Asia and the Pacific islands.

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Bolbula is a genus of praying mantises in the family Nanomantidae.

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Phthersigena is an Australasian genus of praying mantids: in the subfamily Fulciniinae and tribe Paraoxypilini. It is one of several genera containing certain species called "unicorn mantids", due to a process on their heads.

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Paraoxypilus is a genus of mantis, known as the boxer bark mantises. They are native to Australia and Oceania.

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Gyromantis is genus of praying mantises represented by two species of bark mantis: Gyromantis kraussi (spiny bark mantis) Gyromantis occidentalis (eastern bark mantis)

Cliomantis is a genus of praying mantises in the family Nanomantidae.

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The Nanomantidae are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus Nanomantis. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopterygidae.

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Inimia nat is a species of mantis in the family Nanomantidae and tribe Fulcinini, and it is the sole species in the genus Inimia. It is found in the vicinity of Crows Nest, a rural locality north of Toowoomba in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Both the genus and species were described by Matthew Connors et al. in 2023.

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Tropidomantinae is a subfamily of mantises in the new (2019) family Nanomantidae. Within the single tribe Tropidomantini there are six genera, distributed in Asia and the Pacific.