Toxoderidae

Toxoderidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
Genera
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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

1. Giglio-Tos E (1919) Bull. Soc. ent. Ital. 49: 74
2. ITIS Catalogue of Life
3. Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 2 December 2020)

External links

• Media related to Toxoderidae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Toxoderidae at Wikispecies