Coptopterygidae Explained

Coptopterygidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea. There are at least 2 genera and more than 20 described species in Coptopterygidae.

Genera

These two genera belong to the family Coptopterygidae:

• Brunneria Saussure, 1869 (Brunner's stick mantis)
• Coptopteryx Saussure, 1869

Further reading

• Checklist of the neotropical mantids (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Mantodea). 2007. Agudelo Rondón . Antonio Arnovis. Lombardo . Francesco. Jantsch . Lauro José . amp. Biota Colombiana. 8. 2. 105–158.
• Manual of praying mantis morphology, nomenclature, and practices (Insecta, Mantodea). 2017. Brannoch . S. K.. Wieland . F.. Rivera . J.. Klass . K-D. Béthoux . O. . Svenson . G. J.. 4. ZooKeys. 696. 1–100. 10.3897/zookeys.696.12542. 5673847. 29200926. free. 2017ZooK..696....1B.
• Phylogeny of Mantodea based on molecular data: evolution of a charismatic predator. 2004. Svenson . Gavin J.. Whiting . Michael F. . amp. Systematic Entomology. 29. 3. 359–370. 10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00240.x. 2004SysEn..29..359S. 83959942.