Kamila, A. P.;Sureshan, P. M.
Eremiaphilidae
Sign in to saveEremiaphilidae is a small Old World family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Eremiaphila. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family now contains the subfamily Tarachodinae, which includes tribes and genera previously placed in the now obsolete Tarachodidae.
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6 sectionsContents
- Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera
- Eremiaphilinae
- Iridinae
- Tarachodinae
- References
- External links
Eremiaphilidae is a small Old World family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Eremiaphila. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family now contains the subfamily Tarachodinae, which includes tribes and genera previously placed in the now obsolete Tarachodidae.
The new placement means that this taxon is characteristic of the superfamily Eremiaphiloidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from: Africa and Asia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eremiaphilidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.