Biology:Epaphroditinae
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Short description: Subfamily of praying mantises
| Epaphroditinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Epaphroditidae |
| Subfamily: | Epaphroditinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
Epaphroditinae[1] is a subfamily of praying mantids in the Epaphroditidae: previously placed in the family Hymenopodidae and now containing two monotypic tribes.[2] The type genus remains Epaphrodita (Serville, 1831).
Tribes and Genera
- tribe Callimantini
- Callimantis Stal, 1877 - monotypic (C. antillarum Saussure, 1859)
- tribe Epaphroditini
- Epaphrodita Serville, 1831
- now placed elsewhere
- Amphecostephanus (Rehn, 1912) is now placed in the Chroicopteridae: Chroicopterinae
- Parablepharis (Saussure, 1870) is now placed in the Hymenopodidae: Phyllothelyinae
- Phyllocrania (Burmeister, 1838) is now placed in the Hymenopodidae: Phyllocraniinae
References
- ↑ Brunner von Wattenwyl (1893) Revis. Syst. Orth.
- ↑ Mantodea.speciesfile.org: Subfamily Epaphroditinae
Wikidata ☰ Q5382048 entry
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