The AmelidaeGiglio-Tos (1919) Bull. Soc. ent. Ital. 49: 55. 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 FileMantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 July 2020) 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
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