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Mantidae
Latreille, 1802
- praying mantis
(insect)
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Mantodea (Order) - mantids and praying mantids
..Amorphoscelididae (Family)
..Chaeteessidae (Family)
..Empusidae (Family)
..Eremiaphilidae (Family)
..Hymenopodidae (Family)
..Mantoididae (Family)
..Metallyticidae (Family)
..Mantidae (Family) - praying mantis
....Amelinae (Subfamily)
....Angelinae (Subfamily)
....Bactromantis (Genus)
....Brunneria (Genus)
....Caliridinae (Subfamily)
....Choeradodinae (Subfamily)
....Compsothespinae (Subfamily)
....Deroplatyinae (Subfamily)
....Geomantis (Genus)
....Gonatista (Genus)
....Haaniinae (Subfamily)
....Idolum (Genus)
....Iridopteryginae (Subfamily)
....Iris (Genus)
....Litaneutria (Genus)
....Liturgusinae (Subfamily)
....Macromantis (Genus)
....Mantinae (Subfamily)
....Oligonicella (Genus)
....Oligonychinae (Subfamily)
....Orthoderinae (Subfamily)
....Oxyothespinae (Subfamily)
....Parastagmatoptera (Genus)
....Paratenodera (Genus)
....Photininae (Subfamily)
....Phyllotheliinae (Subfamily)
....Phyllovates (Genus)
....Pseudovates (Genus)
....Rivetina (Genus)
....Schizocephalinae (Subfamily)
....Sibyllinae (Subfamily)
....Stagmatoptera (Genus)
....Stagmomantis (Genus)
....Tarachodinae (Subfamily)
....Tenodera (Genus)
....Thespinae (Subfamily)
....Thesprotia (Genus)
....Toxoderinae (Subfamily)
....Vatinae (Subfamily)
....Yersiniops (Genus)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Arthropoda
-
(Class)
Insecta
-
(Order)
Mantodea
Subsequent entries
Mantis
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Current position
Mantodea
(Order)
Burmeister, 1838
Ref:
1998
: 8 Jan 2009.
Historical positions
Mantodea
(Order)
Burmeister, 1838
Ref:
1998
Mantodea
(Order)
Burmeister, 1838
Ref:
W.L. Brown Jr., 1982
: 349.
Orthoptera
(Order)
Olivier, 1789
Ref:
T.I. Storer et al., 1979
: 588.
Mantodea
(Order)
Burmeister, 1838
Ref:
B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
21g;11s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
21sf263g
1982
W.L. Brown Jr.
: 349
21sf263g
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026