Miomantidae
Subfamily of praying mantises
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Miomantidae is a family of praying mantises in the order Mantodea.[2]
| Miomantidae | |
|---|---|
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| Adult female Miomantis paykullii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Superfamily: | Miomantoidea Westwood, 1889[1] |
| Family: | Miomantidae Westwood, 1889a |
| Genera | |
The species are mostly found in western and central Africa[3] and similar in characteristics and behaviour to other mantids.
Taxonomy
The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies and seven genera:[3]
Subfamily Miomantinae
- Cilnia Stal, 1876
- Miomantis Saussure, 1870
- Neocilnia Beier, 1930
- Paracilnia Werner, 1909
- Parasphendale Schulthess-Schildler, 1898
- Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Subfamily Solygiinae
- Solygia Stal, 1877
