# Mantidae

Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the numerous remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating them to higher rank.

## Subfamilies and genera

Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019, the Mantodea Species File includes ten subfamilies:

### Choeradodinae

The Americas, Asia
* Asiadodis Roy, 2004
* Choeradodis Serville, 1831

### Deromantinae

Africa
* Deromantis Giglio-Tos, 1916
* Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 1931

### Hierodulinae

Africa, Asia, Australia
* Archimantis Saussure, 1869
* Austromantis Sjostedt, 1918
* Austrovates Sjostedt, 1918
* Camelomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Chlorocalis Stiewe, Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2019
* Coenomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Corthylomantis Milledge, 1997
* Dracomantis Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2020
* Ephierodula Giglio-Tos, 1912
* Gretella Werner, 1923
* Hierodula Burmeister, 1838
* Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 1912
* Mekongomantis Schwarz, Ehrmann & Shcherbakov, 2018
* Nullabora Tindale, 1923
* Pnigomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Pseudomantis Saussure, 1869
* Rhombomantis fusca in ThailandRhombodera Burmeister, 1838
* Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 2015
* Sphodropoda Stal, 1871
* Stictomantis Beier, 1942
* Tamolanica Werner, 1923
* Tismomorpha Roy, 1973
* Titanodula Vermeersch, 2020
* Trachymantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Zopheromantis Tindale, 1924

### Mantinae

* Mantilia Roy, 1993
* Mantis Linne, 1758
* Statilia Stal, 1877

### Mellierinae

Australia
* Melliera Saussure, 1892
* Mellierella Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Rhodomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Scolodera Milledge, 1989
* Xystropeltis Rehn, 1935

### Omomantinae

* Omomantis Saussure, 1899

### Orthoderinae

* Orthodera Burmeister, 1838
* Orthoderina Sjostedt, 1918

### Stagmomantinae

The Americas
* Antemna Stal, 1877
* Hondurantemna Rodrigues, Rivera, Reid & Svenson, 2017
* Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869
* Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869
* Tauromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917

### Tenoderinae

Africa, Europe
* Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1911
* Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1967
* Mantasoa Mériguet, 2005
* Mesopteryx Saussure, 1870
* Nausicaamantis Meriguet, 2018
* Notomantis Tindale, 1923
* Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1911
* Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838
* Prohierodula Bolivar, 1908
* Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1912
* Sphodromantis Stal, 1871
* Tarachomantis Brancsik, 1892
* Tenodera Burmeister, 1838
* Tenospilota Roy & Ehrmann, 2014
* Tisma Giglio-Tos, 1917

### Vatinae

South America
* Alangularis Svenson, Medellin & Sarmiento, 2015
* Callivates Roy, 2003
* Catoxyopsis Giglio-Tos, 1914
* Chopardiella Giglio-Tos, 1914
* Heterovates Saussure, 1872
* Lobocneme Rehn, 1911
* Oxyopsis Caudell, 1904
* Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 1871
* Pseudovates Saussure, 1869
* Pseudoxyops Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
* Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 1838
* Vates (mantis) Burmeister, 1838
* Zoolea Serville, 1839