Iridopteryginae Explained

Iridopteryginae is a subfamily of mantises in the family Gonypetidae. There are two tribes, distributed in tropical Asia.

Genera

The Mantodea Species File lists:

tribe Amantini

• Amantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

tribe Iridopterygini

• subtribe Iridopterygina
  • Hapalopeza Stal, 1877
  • Hapalopezella Giglio-Tos, 1915 (monotypic)
  • Iridopteryx Saussure, 1869 (monotypic: Iridopteryx iridipennis Saussure, 1869)
  • Micromantis Saussure, 1870 (monotypic)
  • Muscimantis Henry, 1931 (monotypic)
  • Pezomantis Uvarov, 1927 (monotypic)
  • Spilomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
• subtribe Tricondylomimina
  • Tricondylomimus Chopard, 1930

Further reading

• 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.
• The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera). 2019. Schwarz . Christian J.. Roy . Roger. Annales de la Société entomologique de France. 55. 2. 101–196. 10.1080/00379271.2018.1556567. free.
• Phylogeny of Mantodea based on molecular data: evolution of a charismatic predator. 2004. Svenson . Gavin J.. Whiting . Michael F.. Systematic Entomology. 29. 3. 359–370. 10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00240.x. 2004SysEn..29..359S.