The Rivetinidae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Rivetina. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family contains many genera moved from Miomantinae: tribe Rivetinini; some genera previously placed there have now been moved to the new families Deroplatyidae and Chroicopteridae. The new placement of this taxon is in the superfamily Eremiaphiloidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea.
Distribution Genera in this family have been recorded from: southern Europe, Africa and Asia.Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 15 July 2020) The species of this family present in Italy are Geomantis larvoides and Rivetina baetica.
Subfamilies, tribes and genera The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:
Deiphobinae tribe Cotigaonopsini Cotigaonopsis Vyjayandi, 2009 – monotypic C. providenceae Vyjayandi, 2009 tribe Deiphobini Deiphobe Stål, 1877 Deiphobella Giglio-Tos, 1916 Indothespis Werner, 1935
Rivetininae
tribe Ischnomantini Eremoplana Stål, 1871 Ischnomantis Stål, 1871 tribe Rivetinini Bolivaria Stål, 1877 Geomantis Pantel, 1896 Microthespis Werner, 1908 Pararivetina Beier, 1930 Rivetina Berland & Chopard, 1922 Rivetinula La Greca, 1977 Teddia Burr, 1899
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