Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae,[1] while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank.
Many species are found in North America, the three most common being the European Mantis (Mantis religiosa), the Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), and the Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). Of these, only the last is native to the continent - the European and Chinese species were introduced in the 20th century as predators in an attempt to control pest populations in gardens.
Many mantises prey on Polybia occidentalis, a swarm founding wasp. As the wasps leave the nest to forage, the mantises will prey on them.[2]
Contents
1Subfamilies and tribes
2Gallery
3See also
4References
5External links
Subfamilies and tribes
The Mantodea Species File lists the following:[3]
Amelinae (Africa, N. America, Asia)
Amelini
Antemninae
Antemnini (central America)
Choeradodinae
Choeradodini
†genus Prochaeradodis
Chroicopterinae
Chroicopterini
Compsothespinae (Africa, Australia)
Deroplatyinae (South-East Asia])
Deroplatyini
Dystactinae (Africa)
Dystactini
Iridopteryginae (tropical Asia)
Mantinae (most continents: not S. America)
Archimantini
Mantini
Paramantini
Polyspilotini
Mellierinae
Mellierini
Miomantinae (Europe, Africa through to Australia)
Miomantini
Rivetinini
Orthoderinae (Australasia)
Oxyothespinae
Oxyothespini
Paraseveriniini
Phyllotheliinae
Phyllotheliini
Schizocephalinae
Stagmatopterinae (Neotropical)
Stagmatopterini
Stagmomantinae (Americas)
Toxoderinae (Africa, Asia)
Vatinae (Neotropical)
Danuriini
Heterochaetini
Vatini
Gallery
Adult female Deroplatys lobata
Adult female Mantis religiosa
Rivetina baetica (Miomantinae)
Stagmatoptera supplicaria - Muséum de Toulouse Sexual dimorphism
Details of a mantis modified foreleg
See also
List of mantis genera and species
Flower mantis
References
^Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster
^Bouwma, Andrew M., Peter E. Bouwma, Erik V. Nordheim, and Robert L. Jeanne. "Adult Mortality Rates in Young Colonies of a Swarm-founding Social Wasp (Polybia Occidentalis)." Journal of Zoology 260.1 (2003): 11-16. Google Scholar. 1 May 2003. Web. 24 Sept. 2014. <https://scholar.google.com>.
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