Angelidae Explained

Angelidae^[1] is a family of mantises found in tropical Central and South Americas.

Taxonomy and systematics

The family Angelidae was formerly classified as a tribe or a subfamily of the family Mantidae and for a brief period also included the restored Asian tribe Euchomenellini^[2] The family as presently circumscribed is monotypic, containing the single genus Angela.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Angela:

• Angela armata
• Angela brachyptera
• Angela championi
• Angela decolor
• Angela guianensis (Rehn, 1906)
• Angela inermis
• Angela lemoulti
• Angela maxima
• Angela minor
• Angela miranda
• Angela ornata
• Angela perpulchra
• Angela peruviana
• Angela purpurascens
• Angela quinquemaculata
• Angela saussurii
• Angela subhyalina
• Angela trifasciata
• Angela werneri

Notes and References

1. 10.1111/syen.12178 . The Neotropical 'polymorphic earless praying mantises' – Part I: Molecular phylogeny and revised higher-level systematics (Insecta: Mantodea, Acanthopoidea) . 2016 . Rivera . Julio . Svenson . Gavin J. . Systematic Entomology . 41 . 3 . 607–649 . 89284974 . free . 2016SysEn..41..607R .
2. 10.18476/sbna.v10.a2 . Update on Tagalomantis manillensis (Saussure), with description of the female and comments on its systematic placement and life history (Insecta: Mantodea: Deroplatyinae) . 2017 . Schwarz . Christian J. . Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A . 10 . 19–39 . 90944468 . free .