Biology:Tarachodidae

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Short description: Family of praying mantises

Tarachodidae
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Tarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
Subfamilies

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Tarachodidae is a now obsolete family in the order Mantodea, of genera found in Africa and Asia.[1]

Former subfamilies

The family previously consisted of two subfamilies of "bark mantises":[2]

Caliridinae

These genera have now been moved to the new families:

Tarachodinae

This subfamily has now been moved to the Eremiaphilidae. These genera are now placed in the subfamily Iridinae:

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7346397 entry