Acanthopidae


Acanthopidae, meaning "spine", and ὅψ is a family of South American mantises consisting of 16 genera in the order Mantodea. The group was first formally split off as a separate family by the German entomologist Reinhard Ehrmann in 2002. In 2016, five genera were moved from Acanthopidae to the newly created family Acontistidae, but this has not been accepted in most recent classifications.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Acanthopidae:Acanthops Serville, 1831Acontista Saussure, 1872Astollia Kirby, 1904Callibia Stal, 1877Decimiana Uvarov, 1940Lagrecacanthops Roy, 2004Metacanthops Agudelo, Maldaner & Rafael, 2019Metilia Stal, 1877Miracanthops Roy, 2004Ovalimantis Roy, 2015Paratithrone Lombardo, 1996Plesiacanthops Chopard, 1913Pseudacanthops Saussure, 1870Raptrix Terra, 1995Stenophylla Westwood, 1845Tithrone Stal, 1877