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Mantispidae (mantidfly)

Insecta - Neuroptera - Mantispidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Mantispidae Leach p. 58
1980Promantispidae Panfilov p. 92
1992Mantispidae Carpenter
2005Liassochrysidae Nel et al. p. 32
2007Mantispidae Wedmann and Makarkin
2008Mantispidae Engel and Grimaldi
2018Mantispidae Engel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
superorderNeuropterida
—Metaxyneuroptera
—Eidoneuroptera
orderNeuroptera
—Euneuroptera
superfamilyMantispoidea(Leach 1815)
familyMantispidaeLeach 1815
familyMantispidaeLeach 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Mantispidae Leach 1815 [mantidfly]
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Subfm. Anisopterinae Enderlein 1910
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Invalid names: Theristriini Enderlein 1910 [empty]
Subfm. Calomantispinae Navas 1914
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G. †Protonolima Makarkin 2019
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Subfm. †Doratomantispinae Lu et al. 2020
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G. †Doratomantispa Poinar 2011
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†Doratomantispa arcimaculata Li et al. 2022
†Doratomantispa ares Lu et al. 2020
†Doratomantispa burmanica Poinar 2011
†Doratomantispa gaoyuhei Li et al. 2022
†Doratomantispa longa Shi et al. 2020
†Doratomantispa pouilloni Jouault and Nel 2022
†Doratomantispa pubescens Lu et al. 2020
†Doratomantispa yumeiyingae Zhuo et al. 2022
†Doratomantispa zhangwenjuni Zhuo et al. 2022
†Doratomantispa zhangzhiqiae Zhuo et al. 2022
†Doratomantispa zhuozhengmingi Zhuo et al. 2022
Invalid names: Lonchomantispa Shi et al. 2020 [synonym]
G. †Paradoxomantispa Lu et al. 2020
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†Paradoxomantispa hongi Shi et al. 2019
†Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae Lu et al. 2020
†Paradoxomantispa mahaiyingae Zhuo et al. 2022
Subfm. Drepanicinae Enderlein 1910
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G. †Acanthomantispa Lu et al. 2020
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†Acanthomantispa grandis Lu et al. 2020
†Acanthomantispa immaculata Lu et al. 2020
†Acanthomantispa maculata Lu et al. 2020
G. †Aragomantispa Pérez-de la Fuente and Peñalver 2019
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†Aragomantispa lacerata Pérez-de la Fuente and Peñalver 2019
G. †Dicranomantispa Lu et al. 2020
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†Dicranomantispa zhouae Lu et al. 2020
G. Gerstaeckerella Enderlein 1910
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†Gerstaeckerella asiatica Novokshonov 1990
G. †Liassochrysa Ansorge and Schlüter 1990
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†Liassochrysa stigmatica Ansorge and Schlüter 1990
G. †Promantispa Panfilov 1980
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†Promantispa similis Panfilov 1980
G. †Psilomantispa Lu et al. 2020
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†Psilomantispa abnormis Lu et al. 2020
G. †Sinuijumantispa So and Won 2022
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†Sinuijumantispa ryonsangiensis So and Won 2022
Subfm. Mantispinae Leach 1815
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G. Climaciella Enderlein 1910
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G. Dicromantispa Hoffman 2002
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†Dicromantispa electromexicana Engel and Grimaldi 2007
†Dicromantispa moronei Engel and Grimaldi 2007
G. †Feroseta Poinar 2006
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†Feroseta prisca Poinar 2006
G. Mantispa Illiger 1798
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†Mantispa damzenogedanica Baranov et al. 2022
G. †Prosagittalata Nel 1988
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G. †Vectispa Lambkin 1986
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†Vectispa relicta Cockerell 1921
Invalid names: Promantispa Jarzembowski 1980 [replaced]
Subfm. †Mesomantispinae Makarkin 1996
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G. †Archaeodrepanicus Jepson et al. 2013
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†Archaeodrepanicus acutus Jepson et al. 2013
†Archaeodrepanicus nuddsi Jepson et al. 2013
G. †Clavifemora Jepson et al. 2013
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†Clavifemora rotundata Jepson et al. 2013
G. †Karataumantispa Jepson 2015
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†Karataumantispa carnaria Khramov 2013
G. †Longipronotum Jepson et al. 2018
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†Longipronotum benmaddoxi Jepson et al. 2018
Invalid names: Longicollum Jepson et al. 2018 [replaced]
G. †Mesomantispa Makarkin 1996
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†Mesomantispa sibirica Makarkin 1996
G. †Ovalofemora Jepson et al. 2018
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†Ovalofemora abbottae Jepson et al. 2018
†Ovalofemora monstruosa Khramov 2013
G. †Sinomesomantispa Jepson et al. 2013
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†Sinomesomantispa microdentata Jepson et al. 2013
G. †Pectispina Shi et al. 2020
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†Pectispina libera Shi et al. 2020
Subfm. Symphrasinae Navás 1909
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G. †Archaeosymphrasis Shi et al. 2020
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†Archaeosymphrasis pennyi Shi et al. 2020
G. †Habrosymphrasis Shi et al. 2020
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†Habrosymphrasis xiai Shi et al. 2020
G. †Haplosymphrasites Lu et al. 2020
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†Haplosymphrasites zouae Lu et al. 2020
G. †Parasymphrasites Lu et al. 2020
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†Parasymphrasites electrinus Lu et al. 2020
G. †Symphrasites Wedmann and Makarkin 2007
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†Symphrasites eocenicus Wedmann and Makarkin 2007
Invalid names: Liassochrysidae Nel et al. 2005 [synonym], Platymantispinae Rehn 1939 [empty], Promantispidae Panfilov 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 184.20000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.9 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Liassochrysa stigmatica (114991)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Clavifemora rotundata (117610)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Mesithone carnaria, Ovalofemora abbottae (106101) Mesithone monstruosa (105971) Promantispa similis, Longicollum benmaddoxi (113439)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Archaeodrepanicus sp., Archaeodrepanicus nuddsi, Archaeodrepanicus acutus, Sinomesomantispa microdentata (124759)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2North Korea Sinuijumantispa ryonsangiensis (222556)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Mesomantispa sibirica (122549)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Aragón) Aragomantispa lacerata (91626)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Archaeosymphrasis pennyi, Pectispina libera, Lonchomantispa longa, Doratomantispa hongi (165561) Doratomantispa ares, Acanthomantispa grandis, Doratomantispa arcimaculata (161726) Doratomantispa pouilloni (179227) Doratomantispa yumeiyingae, Doratomantispa zhangwenjuni, Doratomantispa zhangzhiqiae, Doratomantispa zhuozhengmingi, Paradoxomantispa mahaiyingae (212006) Habrosymphrasis xiai (167760) Habrosymphrasis xiai, Haplosymphrasites zouae, Dicranomantispa zhouae, Psilomantispa abnormis, Doratomantispa gaoyuhei (196491) Mantispidae indet. (123053) Paradoxomantispa jiaxiaoae (178159) Parasymphrasites electrinus, Doratomantispa pubescens, Acanthomantispa immaculata, Acanthomantispa maculata (178121)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Doratomantispa burmanica (123429)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan (Kzyl-Orda) Gerstaeckerella asiatica (113401)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Protonolima mantispinoformis (182249)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Symphrasites eocenicus (117257)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Promantispa relicta (123960)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Mantispa damzenogedanica (224285)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Prosagittalata oligocenica (122984)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Climaciella henrotayi (155208)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Dicromantispa electromexicana (124928)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Dicromantispa moronei (124231) Feroseta priscus (124475)