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Thespidae

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Thespidae is a family of insects in the order Mantodea. Following a major revision of this order in 2019, the old-world subfamilies Haaniinae and Hoplocoryphinae, previously placed here, have been upgraded to family level. Thespidae are mostly Neotropical and few species have reached the Nearctic realm.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderMantodea
  5. FamilyThespidae
Observations recorded7,385

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
125
Family
Thespidae
Collections
NAUF, UMNH
Recorded in
United States, Panama, Brazil, Costa Rica

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Mantodea
Image
Stick mantis (Hoplocoryphella grandis).jpg
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Commons category
Thespidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Thespidae
topic's main category
Category:Thespidae
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Subfamilies and genera
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Thespidae is a family of insects in the order Mantodea. Following a major revision of this order in 2019, the old-world subfamilies Haaniinae and Hoplocoryphinae, previously placed here, have been upgraded to family level. Thespidae are mostly Neotropical and few species have reached the Nearctic realm.

==Subfamilies and genera== The following taxa are recognised in the family Thespidae:

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