Amelidae

Amelidae
	Ameles sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Amelidae ; Giglio-Tos, 1919

Last updated July 28, 2025

The mantis family Amelidae^[1] was previously placed in the family Mantidae. Species have been recorded from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Genera

The Mantodea Species File^[2] lists a single subfamily Amelinae, comprising two tribes:

Amelini

Ameles Burmeister, 1838
Apteromantis Werner, 1931
Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 1904

Litaneutriini

Litaneutria Saussure, 1892
Yersinia Saussure, 1869 - monotypic Yersinia mexicana Saussure, 1859
Yersiniops Hebard, 1931

Fossil species

Litaneutria pilosuspedes Terriquez et al. 2022^[3]

References

↑ Giglio-Tos (1919) Bull. Soc. ent. Ital. 49: 55.
↑ Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 July 2020)
↑ Terríquez-Beltrán, J.; Riquelme, F.; Varela-Hernández, F. (2022-10-31). "A new species of mantis (Insecta: Mantodea: Amelidae) from the Miocene Amber-Lagerstätte in Mexico" . Historical Biology. 35 (11): 2127–2134. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2134782. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 253280592.

External links

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[1] Giglio-Tos (1919) Bull. Soc. ent. Ital. 49: 55.

[OSF-2] Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 July 2020)

[3] Terríquez-Beltrán, J.; Riquelme, F.; Varela-Hernández, F. (2022-10-31). "A new species of mantis (Insecta: Mantodea: Amelidae) from the Miocene Amber-Lagerstätte in Mexico" . Historical Biology. 35 (11): 2127–2134. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2134782. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 253280592.

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Amelidae

Ameles sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Amelidae Giglio-Tos, 1919