Tarachodidae Explained

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:

• Haaniidae

Caliris

• Leptomantellidae

Leptomantella

Tarachodinae

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

• Dysaules
• Iris

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

Notes and References

1. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1185133 Daniel Otte, Lauren Spearman, Martin B.D. Stiewe, David C. Eades Mantodea Species File - Version 5.0 (retrieved 15 August 2018)
2. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?path=0,1,134,311,844,852&selected_taxon=852 ITIS Catalogue of Life