Thespinae Explained

Thespinae is a subfamily of mantises in the family Thespidae. There are 16 genera and at least 40 described species: found in most continents.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Thespinae:^[1]

Tribe Oligonychini

• Subtribe Oligonychina
  • Bistanta Anderson, 2018
  • Galapagia Scudder, 1893
  • Liguanea Rehn & Hebard, 1938
  • Oligonicella Giglio-Tos, 1915
  • Oligonyx Saussure, 1869
  • Piscomantis Rivera & Vergara-Cobián
  • Thesprotia Stal, 1877
• Subtribe Pogonogasterina
  • Carrikerella Hebard, 1921
  • Pogonogaster Rehn, 1918
  • Thesprotiella Giglio-Tos, 1915

Tribe Thespini

• Macromusonia Hebard, 1922
• Musonia Stal, 1877
• Musoniola Giglio-Tos, 1917
• Paramusonia Rehn, 1904
• Pseudomusonia Werner, 1909
• Thespis Serville, 1831

Further reading

• Checklist of the neotropical mantids (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Mantodea). 2007. Agudelo Rondón . Antonio Arnovis. Lombardo . Francesco. Jantsch . Lauro José. 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.
• 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. 109541941.
• 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. 83959942.

Notes and References

1. Web site: subfamily Thespinae: Mantodea Species File. 2020-11-13. mantodea.speciesfile.org.