| Acanthopidae | |
|---|---|
| Metilia brunnerii - Muséum de Toulouse | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Acanthopidae |
| Genera | |
|
Acanthops |
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Acanthops
Acontista
Astollia
Callibia
Decimiana
Lagrecacanthops
Metilia
Miracanthops
Paratithrone
Pseudacanthops
Raptrix
Stenophylla
Tithrone
Acanthopidae is a family of mantises consisting of 13 genera in the order Mantodea. That family was first described by the German entomologist Reinhard Ehrmann in 2002.