Families
According to most recent taxonomy, all genera of mantis now belong to one of the following families:
- Acanthopidae
- Amorphoscelididae
- Chaeteessidae
- Empusidae
- Eremiaphilidae
- Hymenopodidae
- Iridopterygidae
- Liturgusidae
- Mantidae
- Mantoididae
- Metallyticidae
- Sibyllidae
- Tarachodidae
- Thespidae
- Toxoderidae
Read more about this topic: List Of Mantis Genera And Species
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