Amorphoscelidae

Amorphoscelidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea.

Subfamilies and Genera

There are eight genera in two subfamilies recognized in the family Amorphoscelidae:

Subfamily Amorphoscelinae

Distribution: Africa, Yemen, tropical AsiaAmorphoscelis Stal, 1871

†Amorphoscelites Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994Bolivaroscelis Roy, 1973Caudatoscelis Roy, 1973Gigliotoscelis Roy, 1973Maculatoscelis Roy, 1973

Subfamily Perlamantinae

Distribution: Africa, EuropeParamorphoscelis Werner, 1907 - monotypic - P. gondokorensis Werner, 1907Perlamantis Guerin-Meneville, 1843