| Amorphoscelidae | |
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| Amorphoscelis elegans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Superfamily: | Nanomantodia |
| Family: | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 |
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Amorphoscelidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea.
Subfamilies and Genera
There are eight genera in two subfamilies recognized in the family Amorphoscelidae:
Subfamily Amorphoscelinae
Distribution: Africa, Yemen, tropical Asia
- Amorphoscelis Stal, 1871
- †Amorphoscelites Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994
- Bolivaroscelis Roy, 1973
- Caudatoscelis Roy, 1973
- Gigliotoscelis Roy, 1973
- Maculatoscelis Roy, 1973
Subfamily Perlamantinae
Distribution: Africa, Europe
- Paramorphoscelis Werner, 1907 - monotypic - P. gondokorensis Werner, 1907
- Perlamantis Guerin-Meneville, 1843
See also
References
- "family Amorphoscelidae: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
External links
| Extant Mantodea families | |
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| List of mantis genera and species |
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| Amorphoscelidae |
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