5-9-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - AMELID MANTIS (Tribe Amelini)

The Amelidae are a family of praying mantids. Its genera were previously placed in the family Mantidae. Species have been recorded from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Genera

The Mantodea Species File lists a single subfamily Amelinae, comprising two tribes:

Amelini

Ameles Burmeister, 1838

Apteromantis Werner, 1931

Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 1904

Litaneutriini

Litaneutria Saussure, 1892

Yersinia Saussure, 1869 - monotypic Yersinia mexicana Saussure, 1859

Yersiniops Hebard, 1931

Fossil species

Litaneutria pilosuspedes Terriquez et al. 2022