Amorphoscelidae Explained

Amorphoscelidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea.

Subfamilies and Genera

There are eight genera in two subfamilies recognized in the family Amorphoscelidae:^[1]

Subfamily Amorphoscelinae

Distribution: Africa, Yemen, tropical Asia

• Amorphoscelis Stal, 1871
• †Amorphoscelites Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994
• Bolivaroscelis Roy, 1973
• Caudatoscelis Roy, 1973
• Gigliotoscelis Roy, 1973
• Maculatoscelis Roy, 1973

Subfamily Perlamantinae

Distribution: Africa, Europe

• Paramorphoscelis Werner, 1907 - monotypic - P. gondokorensis Werner, 1907
• Perlamantis Guerin-Meneville, 1843

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

External links

• Mantodea Species File
• Amorphoscelididae
• Mantis taxonomy

Notes and References

1. Web site: family Amorphoscelidae: Mantodea Species File. 2020-11-03. mantodea.speciesfile.org.