Nanomantidae

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Nanomantidae
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Hyalomantis punctata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Subfamilies and tribes
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The Nanomantidae are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus Nanomantis . As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, [1] genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopterygidae.

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The new placement is in superfamily Nanomantoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. The recorded distribution of genera includes: Africa including Madagascar, the Himalayas, SE Asia through to Australia and Pacific islands. [2]

Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera

The Mantodea Species File lists four subfamilies: [2]

Fulciniinae

Hapalomantinae

Nanomantinae

Tropidomantinae

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