Chroicopteridae

The Chroicopteridae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Chroicoptera. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy. Some genera have also been moved here from the tribe Rivetinini, with others placed elsewhere including the subfamily Miomantinae.
The new placement is as a sole family in the superfamily Chroicopteroidea and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:

;tribe Bolbellini

;tribe Chroicopterini

Auth. Giglio-Tos ; tropical central Africa
;tribe Gonypetellini

;tribe Tarachinini