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Hymenopodidae
Sign in to saveHymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderMantodea
- FamilyHymenopodidae
Ninfa, mímica de hormigas, subfamilia Acromantinae. Harpagomantis tricolor, mímica de flores. Subfamilia Hymenopodinae. Phyllocrania paradoxa. Subfamilia Epaphroditinae. Hymenopodidae es una familia de insectos del orden Mantodea (mantis) propia del sur de Asia y África. Algunas especies imitan flores. Según parece este mimetismo sirve para engañar a sus presas (mimetismo agresivo). Subfamilias y géneros Clasificación según Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0):[1] Subfamilia Acromantinae Tribu Acromantini Acromantis Saussure, 1870 Ambivia Stal, 1877 Citharomantis Rehn, 1909 Majangella Giglio-Tos, 1915 Metacromantis Beier, 1930 Oligomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Parapsychomantis Shcherbakov, 2017 Psychomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Rhomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Tribu Otomantini Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1915 Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Otomantis Bolívar, 1890 Oxypiloidea Schulthess, 1898 Subfamilia Hymenopodinae Tribu Anaxarchini Anaxarcha Stal, 1877 Heliomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Odontomantis Saussure, 1871 Werneriana Shcherbakov, Ehrmann & Borer, 2016 Tribu Hymenopodini Chlidonoptera Karsch, 1892 Chloroharpax Werner, 1908 Creobroter Westwood, 1889 Helvia Stal, 1877 Hymenopus Serville, 1831 Pan
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 60
- Family
- Hymenopodidae
- Collections
- CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ARTHROPOD COLLECTION
- Recorded in
- South Africa, India, Nigeria, Thailand, Zimbabwe, West Africa, Nepal, Uganda
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Subfamilies, tribes and genera
- [[Acromantinae]]
- [[Hymenopodinae]]
- [[Oxypilinae]]
- Phyllocraniinae
- Phyllothelyinae
- [[Sibyllinae]]
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- See also
- References
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Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.
== Subfamilies, tribes and genera == The Mantodea Species File lists:
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