Amelidae
# Amelidae

The mantis family Amelidae was previously placed in the family Mantidae. Species have been recorded from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

## Genera

The Mantodea Species File lists a single subfamily Amelinae, comprising two tribes:

### Amelini

* Ameles Burmeister, 1838
* Apteromantis Werner, 1931
* Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 1904

### Litaneutriini

* Litaneutria Saussure, 1892
* Yersinia Saussure, 1869 - monotypic Yersinia mexicana Saussure, 1859
* Yersiniops Hebard, 1931

### Fossil species

* Litaneutria pilosuspedes Terriquez et al. 2022
