Mantidae













Mantidae

Large brown mantid white.jpg
Large brown mantid, Archimantis latistyla

Scientific classification e
Kingdom:
Animalia

Clade:
Euarthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Mantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Subfamilies

see text


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





  • 1 Subfamilies and tribes


  • 2 Gallery


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Subfamilies and tribes


The Mantodea Species File lists the following:[3]









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




  1. ^ Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster


  2. ^ 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>.


  3. ^ http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=15




External links






  • Key to Mantidae Genera

  • Tree of Life - Mantidae

  • Natures's Best Masked Flower Image

  • North American mantids

  • MantisOnline.eu: All about praying mantids









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