Epaphroditinae
Epaphroditinae is a redundant subfamily of praying mantids previously placed in the family Hymenopodidae and containing the single tribe Phyllocranini, but now constituting the Epaphroditidae.[1] The type genus remains Epaphrodita (Serville, 1831).
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| Two adult female Phyllocrania paradoxa | |
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| Subfamily: | Epaphroditinae |
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Phyllocranini | |
Genera now placed elsewhere
- Amphecostephanus (Rehn, 1912) is now placed in the Mantidae: Amelinae
- Parablepharis (Saussure, 1870) is now placed in the Hymenopodidae: Phyllocraniinae
- Phyllocrania (Burmeister, 1838) is now placed in the Hymenopodidae: Phyllocraniinae
References
- http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=30 Mantodea.speciesfile.org: Subfamily Epaphroditinae
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