Toxoderidae

Toxoderidae^[1] is a family of praying mantises.^[2]

Subordinate taxa

The Mantodea Species File^[3] lists:

Subfamily Compsothespinae

• Genus Compsothespis Saussure, 1872

Subfamily Heterochaetinae

• Genus Heterochaeta Westwood, 1845

Subfamily Oxyothespinae

Tribe Heterochaetulini

• Genus Heterochaetula Wood-Mason, 1889

Tribe Oxyothespini

• Genus Acithespis Giglio-Tos, 1916
• Genus Lobothespis La Greca & Lombardo, 1987
• Genus Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870
• Genus Paraseverinia Lombardo, 1991
• Genus Severinia Finot, 1902
• Genus Sinaiella Karsch, 1892
• Genus Somalithespis Lombardo, 1991

Subfamily Toxoderinae

Distribution: includes Africa, Middle-East, Asia

Tribe Aethalochroini

• Genus Aethalochroa Wood-Mason, 1877
• Genus Oestomantis Giglio-Tos, 1914
• Genus Pareuthyphlebs Werner, 1928

Tribe Calamothespini

Distribution: Africa

• Genus Belomantis Giglio-Tos, 1914
• Genus Calamothespis Werner, 1907
• Genus Toxomantis Giglio-Tos, 1914

Tribe Toxoderini

• Genus Metatoxodera Roy, 2009
• Genus Paratoxodera Wood-Mason, 1889
• Genus Protoxodera Roy, 2009
• Genus Stenotoxodera Roy, 2009
• Genus Toxodera Serville, 1837

Tribe Toxoderopsini

• Genus Euthyphleps Wood-Mason, 1889
• Genus Toxodanuria Uvarov, 1940
• Genus Toxoderella Giglio-Tos, 1914
• Genus Toxoderopsis Wood-Mason, 1889

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

References