Nanomantidae

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,^[1] genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopterygidae.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Superorder:Dictyoptera

Order:Mantodea

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Nanomantidae

Hyalomantis punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superorder:	Dictyoptera
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Nanomantidae
Subfamilies and tribes
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The new placement is in superfamily Nanomantoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. The recorded distribution of genera includes: Africa including Madagascar, the Himalayas, SE Asia through to Australia and Pacific islands.^[2]

Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera

The Mantodea Species File lists four subfamilies:^[2]

Fulciniinae

tribe Fulciniini
- Calofulcinia Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Fulcinia Stal, 1877
- Hedigerella Werner, 1933
- Ima Tindale, 1924
- Inimia Connors, 2023
- Machairima Beier, 1965
- Nannofulcinia Beier, 1965
- Papugalepsus Werner, 1928
- Pilomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Tylomantis Westwood, 1889
tribe Neomantini
- Kongobatha Hebard, 1920
- Neomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
tribe Paraoxypilini (Australasia, Oceania):
- subtribe Bolbina
  - Bolbe Stal, 1877
  - Papubolbe Beier, 1965
- subtribe Paraoxypilina
  - Cliomantis Giglio-Tos, 1913
  - Exparoxypilus Beier, 1929
  - Gyromantis Giglio-Tos, 1913
  - Metoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 1913
  - Myrmecomantis Giglio-Tos, 1913
  - Nesoxypilus Beier, 1965
  - Paraoxypilus Saussure, 1870
  - Phthersigena Stal, 1871
tribe Stenomantini
- Ciulfina Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Fulciniola Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Stenomantis Saussure, 1871

Hapalomantinae

tribe Hapalomantini: mainland Africa - genera:
- Bolbena Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Bolbula Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Hapalogymnes Kaltenbach, 1996
- Hapalomantis Saussure, 1871
tribe Nilomantini: Madagascar
- Chloromantis Kaltenbach, 1998
- Cornucollis Brannoch & Svenson, 2016
- Enicophlebia Westwood, 1889
- Hyalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Ilomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Melomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Nilomantis Werner, 1907
- Platycalymma Westwood, 1889

Nanomantinae

Selected genera:

Miromantis Giglio-Tos, 1927
Nanomantis Saussure, 1871 - type genus
Ormomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

Tropidomantinae