Tarachodidae

Tarachodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930
Subfamilies
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Tarachodidae is a now obsolete family in the order Mantodea, of genera found in Africa and Asia. ^[1]

Former subfamilies

The family previously consisted of two subfamilies of "bark mantises": ^[2]

Caliridinae

These genera have now been moved to the new families:

• Haaniidae: Caliris
• Leptomantellidae: Leptomantella

Tarachodinae

This subfamily has now been moved to the Eremiaphilidae. These genera are now placed in the subfamily Iridinae:

• Dysaules
• Iris

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

References

1. Daniel Otte, Lauren Spearman, Martin B.D. Stiewe, David C. Eades Mantodea Species File - Version 5.0 (retrieved 15 August 2018)
2. ITIS Catalogue of Life ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Media related to Tarachodidae at Wikimedia Commons