Molecular phylogeny of Recent mantises after Svenson & Whiting, 2004 (fig. 1)
<==o Mantodea (rukoilijasirkat; mantises) |-- Mantoida [Mantoididae] `--+-- Bantia [Thespidae: Oligonicinae] `--+-- Plistospilota [Mantidae: Mantinae: Polyspilotini] `--+-- Amantis [Mantidae: Amelinae] `--+--+--+-- Calofulcinia [Iridopterygidae: Nanomantinae] | | `--+-- Chloromantis [Iridopterygidae: Tropidomantinae] | | `-- Tarachina [Iridopterygidae: Hapalomantinae] | `--+--+--+-- Ciulfina [Liturgusidae: Liturgusinae] | | | `-- Ima fusca [Iridopterygidae: Nanomantinae] | | `--+-- Ima sp. [Iridopterygidae: Nanomantinae] | | `--+-- Bolbe sp.2 [Iridopterygidae: Hapalomantinae] | | `--+-- Bolbe sp.1 [Iridopterygidae: Hapalomantinae] | | `-- Fulcinia [Iridopterygidae: Nanomantinae] | `--+-- Neomantis [Iridopterygidae: Tropidomantinae] | `-- Paraoxypilinae [Amorphoscelidae:] `--+--+-- Hoplocorypha [Thespidae. Hoplocoryphinae] | `--+-- Litaneutria [Mantidae: Amelinae] | `-- Heterochaetula [Mantidae: Vatidae] `--+--+-- Gongylus [Empusidae: Empusinae] | `-- Phyllocrania [Hymenopodidae: Epaphroditinae] `--+--+--+-- Acromantis [Hymenopodidae: Acromantinae] | | `-- Chrysomantis [Hymenopodidae: Acromantinae] | `--+-- Hymenopus [Hymenopodidae: Hymenopodinae] | `-- Pseudocreobotra [Hymenopodidae: Hymenopodinae] `--+--+-- Mantis [Mantidae: Mantinae: Mantini] | `--+-- Tamolanica denticulata [Mantidae: Mantinae: Paramantini] | `-- Statilia [Mantidae: Mantinae: Mantini] `--+-- Choeradodis [Mantidae: Choeradodinae] `--+-- Orthodera [Mantidae Orthoderinae] `--+--+-- Rhombodera [Mantidae: Mantinae: Paramantini] | `--+-- Hierondula sp.2 [Mantidae: Mantinae: Paramantini] | `--+-- Hierondula schultzei [Mantidae: Mantinae: Paramantini] | `-- Tamolanica tamolana [Mantidae: Mantinae: Paramantini] `--+-- Archimantis [Mantidae: Mantinae: Archimantini] `--+--+-- Tenodera [Mantidae: Mantinae: Polyspilotini] | `-- Sphodromantis [Mantidae: Mantinae: Paramantini] `--+--+-- Anamiopteryx sp.2 [Thespidae: Pseudoniopteryginae] | `--+-- Anamiopteryx sp.1 [Thespidae: Pseudoniopteryginae] | `--+-- Vates [Mantidae: Vatinae: Vatini] | `-- Phyllovates [Mantidae: Vatinae: Vatini] `--+-- Stagmomantis vicina [Mantidae: Stagmomantinae] `--+-- Stagmomantis limbata [Mantidae: Stagmomantinae] `--+-- Stagmomantis carolina [Mantidae: Stagmomantinae] `-- Melliera [Mantidae: Mellierinae]
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