Thespidae
# Thespidae

Thespidae is a family of insects in the order Mantodea. Following a major revision of this order in 2019, the old-world subfamilies Haaniinae and Hoplocoryphinae, previously placed here, have been upgraded to family level. Many genera are Neotropical, but the Thespinae are represented in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

## Subfamilies and genera

The following taxa are recognised in the family Thespidae:

* Bantia Stal, 1877
* Bantiella Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Diabantia Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Mantellias Westwood, 1889
* Mantillica Westwood, 1889
* Thrinaconyx Saussure, 1892

Miobantiinae

* Anamiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Chloromiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915 (synonym Emboicy Terra, 1995)
* Eumiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Miobantia Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Paradiabantia Toledo Piza, 1973

Musoniellinae

* Leptomiopteryx Chopard, 1911
* Eumusonia Giglio-Tos, 1916
* Musoniella Giglio-Tos, 1916
* Pizaia Terra, 1982

Pseudomiopteriginae

* Promiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Pseudomiopteryx Saussure, 1870

Pseudopogonogastrinae

* Pseudopogonogaster Beier, 1942

Thespinae

* Bistanta Anderson, 2018
* Galapagia Scudder, 1893
* Liguanea Rehn & Hebard, 1938
* Oligonicella Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Oligonyx Saussure, 1869
* Piscomantis Rivera & Vergara-Cobián
* Thesprotia Stal, 1877
* Carrikerella Hebard, 1921
* Pogonogaster Rehn, 1918
* Thesprotiella Giglio-Tos, 1915
* Macromusonia Hebard, 1922
* Musonia Stal, 1877
* Musoniola Giglio-Tos, 1917
* Paramusonia Rehn, 1904
* Pseudomusonia Werner, 1909
* Thespis Serville, 1831
