Tarachodidae

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genus of mantises

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

Caliris is a genus of mantises in the family Haaniidae. Species in this genus are found in Asia.

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The bark mantises and ground mantises (genus Tarachodes) are praying mantises now placed in the family Eremiaphilidae that are native to the Afrotropics. They are generally light brown but more silvery on the wings. The wings are attractively reticulated, and the veins may be mottled dark and pale. The head is wider than the pronotum, which is rounded anteriorly, and doesn't overlap with the rear of the head. The pronotum is depressed, with its sides more or less parallel, and only a weak supra-coxal bulge is present. The anterior tibia are flattened and greatly expanded longitudinally, and th

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