Hierodulinae
The Hierodulinae are a subfamily of praying mantids, established by Brunner von Wattenwyl, and restored as part of a major taxonomic revision of mantid. The subfamily now contains genera previously placed elsewhere in the family Mantidae.
The new placement means that this taxon is part of the superfamily Mantoidea and infraorder Schizomantodea. Species have been recorded from: Africa, Asia and Australia.
Tribes and genera
This subfamily now contains many genera that were previously placed elsewhere including the Mantinae. The Mantodea Species File lists two tribes here:Archimantini
- subtribe Archimantina
- * Archimantis Saussure, 1869
- * Austromantis Sjostedt, 1918
- * Austrovates Sjostedt, 1918
- * Coenomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- * Corthylomantis Milledge, 1997
- * Nullabora Tindale, 1923
- subtribe Pseudomantina
- * Pseudomantis Saussure, 1869
- subtribe Trachymantina
- * Sphodropoda Stal, 1871
- * Trachymantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- * Zopheromantis Tindale, 1924
Hierodulini
Camelomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917Chlorocalis Stiewe, Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2019Dracomantis – monotypic D. mirofraternus Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2020Ephierodula Giglio-Tos, 1912Gretella – monotypic G. gracilis Werner, 1923Hierodula Burmeister, 1838Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 1912Mekongomantis – monotypic M. quinquespinosa Schwarz, Ehrmann & Shcherbakov, 2018Pnigomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 – monotypic P. medioconstricta Westwood, 1889Rhombodera Burmeister, 1838Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 2015Stictomantis Beier, 1942 – monotypic S. cinctipes Werner, 1916Tamolanica Werner, 1923Tismomorpha Roy, 1973- Titanodula Vermeersch, 2020