Family Hymenopodidae
- Note: some disagreement as to whether Oxypilinae belongs in this family.
Key to subfamilies
1.Pronotum with a markedly toothed edge.
3rd discoidal spine of anterior femur markedly lengthened.
subfam. Oxypilinae
Pronotum with a smooth or at most slightly beaded edge.
3rd discoidal spine of anterior femur of normal length.
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2. Frontal sclerite may have lateral tubercles, or slightly raised lateral strips, but does not have raised lateral wing-shaped keels; the central portion is not depressed;
the dorsal edge never with two small teeth.
Eyes within outline of head.
subfam. Acromantinae
Frontal sclerite with raised lateral wing-shaped keels; the central portion depressed; the dorsal edge with two small teeth.
Eyes separated from vertex by a deep ridge; bulging outside circumference of head.
subfam. Hymenopodinae
Key to genera
1. Pronotum as long as anterior coxa.
genus Pseudoxypilus
Pronotum shorter than anterior coxa.
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2. Prozone of pronotum with two conical tubercles.
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Prozone of pronotum with four conical tubercles.
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3. Metazone of pronotum with four tubercles.
genus Pachymantis
synonym Echinomastoharpax Werner
Metazone of pronotum with two tubercles.
genus Ceratomantis
4. Posterior femora with three tooth-shaped lobes.
genus Junodia
Posterior femora smooth.
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5. Distal external spines of anterior femora equal in length to proximal spines.
Female apterous.
genus Oxypilus
synonym Anoxypilus G-Tos
Distal external spines of anterior femora shorter than proximal spines.
Female winged.
genus Euoxypilus
Key to tribes
1. Front femora with four outer spines.
tribe Acromantini
Front femora with 5-7 outer spines.
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2. Front femora with 4 discoidal spines.
tribe Epaphroditini
Front femora with 3 discoidal spines.
tribe Acontistini
1. Eyes rounded, bulging; not cone shaped.
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Eyes distinctly cone shaped.
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2. Pronotum slim, distinctly longer than anterior coxa; well-defined supra-coxal bulge.
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Pronotum squat, shorter or at most only as long as anterior coxa; poorly defined supra-coxal bulge.
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3. Pronotal shield without tubercles.
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Pronotal shield with cone-shaped tubercles.
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4. Middle and posterior femora without lobes.
genus Anaxarcha
synonym Anaxandra Kirby
Middle and posterior femora with preapical lobes.
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5. Internal apical lobes of anterior coxa adjacent.
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Internal apical lobes of anterior coxa separated.
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6. Vertex without tubercle above ocelli.
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Vertex with cone-shaped tubercle above ocelli.
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7. Elytra with finely meshed veins.
genus Heliomantis
synonyms ? Paraspilota Bolivar, Deiroharpax Werner
Elytra with widely spaced veins.
genus Oligomantis
8. Middle and posterior femora with only a single subapical lobe.
Elytra with widely spaced veins.
genus Rhomantis
Middle and posterior femora with 3 lobes.
Elytra with finely meshed veins.
genus Psychomantis
9. Anterior femora with a projecting three-cornered lobe on dorsal aspect.
genus Citharomantis
Anterior femora with dorsal border more or less bent, lamelliform, but without a
lobe.
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10. Dorsal aspect of frontal sclerite blunt.
genus Neacromantis
Dorsal aspect of frontal sclerite three-cornered.
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11. Vertex with at most a small tubercle above the ocelli.
genus Acromantis
Vertex with cone-shaped projection.
genus Anasigerpes
12. Anterior coxa strongly armed.
genus Ephippiomantis
Anterior coxa almost unarmed.
genus Catasigerpes
synonyms Sigerpes W-Mason (non Sigerpes Germar), Oxypiloidea Schulthess-Schindler
13. Anterior femora normal, not dilated.
genus Odontomantis
synonyms Antissa stål, Euantissa G-Tos
Anterior femora dilated with lamellae.
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14. Pronotal disk without tubercles
genus Hestiasula
synonyms Hestias Saussure, Ephestiasula G-Tos, Catestiasula G-Tos
Pronotal disk with tubercles
genus Chrysomantis
synonym Uvaromantis (Ragge & Roy 1967, p.637)
15. Pronotum slim, longer than anterior coxa.
genus Metacromantis
Pronotum squat, shorter than anterior coxa.
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16. Pronotal disk without tubercles.
genus Otomantis
synonym Acanthomantis Saussure & Zehntner
Pronotal disk with tubercles.
genus Anoplosigerpes
- Included by Giglio-Tos but not Beier: Ambivia, Danuriella, Phyllothelys (? Phyllothelis, -> own subfamily)
1. Eyes round. Posterior tibia with large lobes.
genus Phyllocrania
Eyes cone shaped. Posterior tibia without lobes.
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2. Anterior femora with 7 external spines.
genus Metilia
synonym Acanthogaster Werner
Anterior femora with 5-6 external spines.
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3. Anterior femora with 6 external spines. Pronotum not expanded with lateral lobes.
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Anterior femora with 5 external spines. Pronotum expanded with lateral lobes.
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4. Vertex with bifid projection above ocelli.
genus Pseudacanthops
synonym Paracanthops Saussure
Vertex without projection.
genus Acanthops
synonyms Decimia Stål (? original source for this synonymisation), Plesiacanthops Chopard
5. Hind femora with dorsal preapical lobe.
genus Antemna
Hind femora without dorsal preapical lobe.
genus Epaphrodita
- Included by Giglio-Tos but not Beier: Parablepharis
- Transferred here by Beier Amphecostephanus Rehn
1. Mediastinal vein of costal area of elytra without distinct oblique branches.
External spines of anterior tibia closely packed, layered.
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Mediastinal vein of costal area of elytra with distinct oblique branches.
External spines of anterior tibia straight, spaced.
genus Tithrone
2. Pronotum rather rounded. Wings clear or opaque, but not violet coloured.
genus Acontista
synonyms Acontistes Burmeister (non Acontistes Sundewall), Acontiothespis Hebard
Pronotum thin. Wings for the most part smoky brown with a stronger or weaker violet iridescence.
genus Acontistella
- Included by Giglio-Tos (Beier has it as genus incerate sedis): Astollia Kirby
Key to genera
1. Pronotum with expanded supracoxal lateral lobes, the whole as a result cross-shaped.
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Pronotum without markedly expanded supracoxal lateral lobes, the whole more or less oval, not cross-shaped.
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2. Anterior femora with three discoidal spines.
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Anterior femora with four discoidal spines.
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3. External marginal spines of anterior femora markedly bulbous at their bases.
genus Pseudocreobotra
synonym Pseudocreobrotra Saussure
External marginal spines of anterior femora plain, not markedly bulbous at their bases.
genus Theopropus
4. Eyes pointed, cone shaped.
genus Harpagomantis
synonyms Harpax Serville, Australomantis Rehn
Eyes rounded.
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5. Prozone of pronotum with obtuse tubercles.
Anterior femora stocky.
genus Anabomistria
Prozone of pronotum with pointed tubercles.
Anterior femora slim.
genus Chlidonoptera
synonym Bomistria Saussure
6. Anterior femora with 3 discoidal and 5 outer spines.
genus Callibia
synonym Anastira Gerstäcker
Anterior femora with 4 discoidal and 4 outer spines.
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7. Eyes round.
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Eyes cone shaped.
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8. Middle and posterior femora without lobes.
Frontal sclerite with a central keel.
genus Chloroharpax
Middle and posterior femora with lobes.
Frontal sclerite smooth, without central keel.
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9. Vertex without protuberance.
genus Propanurgica
Vertex with protuberance above ocelli.
genus Panurgica
synonym Mystipola Saussure
10. Pronotum slim, longer than anterior coxa.
genus Galinthias
Pronotum squat, shorter than anterior coxa.
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11. Middle and posterior femora with large lobes, occupying at least half the length of the femur.
Middle and posterior femora with small preapical lobes only.
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12. Vertex without protuberance. Eyes bluntly conical.
genus Parymenopus
synonym Parhymenopus G-Tos
Vertex with protuberance. Eyes sharply conical.
genus Hymenopus
synonym Hymenopa Serville
13. Tubercles above ocelli pointed.
genus Pseudoharpax
synonym Pseudoarpax Stål
Tubercles above ocelli blunt.
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14. Eyes with small terminal tubercle.
genus Helvia
Eyes without terminal tubercle.
genus Creobroter
synonyms Creobotra Saussure, Creoboter Stål, Creobrotra Saussure
