Deroplatyidae
# Deroplatyidae

The Deroplatyidae are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus Deroplatys. As part of a major revision of mantis taxonomy, the subfamily Deroplatyinae has been moved here from the previously-structured family Mantidae.

The new placement is in superfamily Mantoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from: Africa, India, Indochina and Malesia.

## Subfamilies, tribes and genera

The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:

### Subfamily Deroplatyinae

* tribe Deroplatyini (Asia)
   * Deroplatys Westwood, 1839
   * Mythomantis Giglio-Tos, 1916
   * Pseudempusa Brunner v. W., 1893
* tribe Euchomenellini (Asia)
   * Euchomenella Giglio-Tos, 1916
   * Indomenella Roy, 2008
   * Phasmomantella Vermeersch, 2018
   * Tagalomantis Hebard, 1920

### Subfamily Popinae

* tribe Leptocolini (Africa)
   * subtribe Euchomenina
      * Euchomena Saussure, 1870
   * subtribe Leptocolina
      * Afrothespis Roy, 2006
      * Agrionopsis Werner, 1908
      * Leptocola Gerstaecker, 1883
      * Stenopyga Karsch, 1892
* tribe Popini (Africa)
   * Danuria Stal, 1856
   * †Lithophotina Sharov, 1962
   * Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 1900
   * Macropopa Giglio-Tos, 1914
   * Neodanuria La Greca & Lombardo, 1986
   * Popa Serville, 1839
