Angelidae

Angelidae[2] is a family of mantises found in tropical Central and South Americas.

Angela
Angela guianensis (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Angelidae
Giglio-Tos, 1927[1]
Genus: Angela
Serville, 1839
Synonyms
  • Thespoides Chopard, 1916

Taxonomy and systematics

The family Angelidae was formerly classified as a tribe or a subfamily of the family Mantidae and for a brief period also included the restored Asian tribe Euchomenellini[3] The family as presently circumscribed is monotypic, containing the single genus Angela.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Angela:

  • Angela armata
  • Angela brachyptera
  • Angela championi
  • Angela decolor
  • Angela guianensis (Rehn, 1906)
  • Angela inermis
  • Angela lemoulti
  • Angela maxima
  • Angela minor
  • Angela miranda
  • Angela ornata
  • Angela perpulchra
  • Angela peruviana
  • Angela purpurascens
  • Angela quinquemaculata
  • Angela saussurii
  • Angela subhyalina
  • Angela trifasciata
  • Angela werneri

References

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