The Hierodulinae are a subfamily of praying mantids, originally used by Brunner von Wattenwyl. It was restored as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, and now contains genera previously placed elsewhere in the family Mantidae. The new placement means that this taxon is part of the superfamily Mantoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Species have been recorded from: Africa, Asia and Australia. Tribes and genera This subfamily now contains many genera that were previously placed elsewhere including the Mantinae. The Mantodea Species File lists two tribes here: Archimantini subtribe Archimantina Archimantis Saussure, 1869 Austromantis Sjostedt, 1918 Austrovates Sjostedt, 1918 Coenomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 Corthylomantis Milledge, 1997 Nullabora Tindale, 1923 subtribe Pseudomantina Pseudomantis Saussure, 1869 subtribe Trachymantina Sphodropoda Stal, 1871 Trachymantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 Zopheromantis Tindale, 1924 Hierodulini Camelomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 Chlorocalis Stiewe, Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2019 Dracomantis – monotypic D. mirofraternus Shcherbakov & Vermeersch, 2020 Ephierodula Giglio-Tos, 1912 Gretella – monotypic G. gracilis Werner, 1923 Hierodula Burmeister, 1838 Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 1912 Mekongomantis – monotypic M. quinquespinosa Schwarz, Ehrmann & Shcherbakov, 2018 Pnigomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 – monotypic P. medioconstricta Westwood, 1889 Rhombodera Burmeister, 1838 Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 2015 Stictomantis Beier, 1942 – monotypic S. cinctipes Werner, 1916 Tamolanica Werner, 1923 Tismomorpha Roy, 1973 Titanodula References External links Mantodea subfamilies Hierodulinae