taxonID	type	description	language	source
6229EC42FFC75125FF41FED7FA5DFB15.taxon	discussion	Three of the four subfamilies are currently recorded from India. Eremiaphilinae is composed of two genera, with one genus in India. The only genus in Parathespinae is recorded from India. Subfamily Iridinae contains four tribes, all of which occur in India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFC75125FF41FF0BFC00FF6C.taxon	distribution	The only genus in this family occurs in India: Metallyticus (Figs. 9 – 11).	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFC75125FF41FB4FFA5CF90F.taxon	discussion	Both subfamilies of Rivetinidae are reported from India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFC75126FF41F971FA5CFE0D.taxon	discussion	Two of four subfamilies, with four tribes among them, are reported from India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFC45126FF41FE76FA5DF98F.taxon	discussion	Two subfamilies, five tribes and ten genera of Gonypetidae occur in India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFC45126FF41F9F1FA5CF8DF.taxon	discussion	Two subfamilies, each with a genus, are present in this family. Both are reported from India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFDF513DFF41FF0BFA5CFD92.taxon	discussion	Both subfamilies in this family with three genera are reported from India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFDF513DFF41FDC5FA5DF87C.taxon	discussion	Sixteen genera in seven tribes and 4 subfamilies are reported from India in this family.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFDC513EFF41F999FD68F919.taxon	discussion	Two subfamilies are present in this family. Subfamily Amorphoscelinae with only one genus is reported from India — Genus Amorphoscelis (Figs. 135 – 138).	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFDC513EFF41FF42FA5CFD8F.taxon	discussion	Two subfamilies are currently present in this family. Only one, subfamily Deroplatyinae, with three genera is reported from India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFDC513EFF41F941FE91F8F6.taxon	discussion	Four genera are currently present in this family. Only one genus is reported from India — Genus Leptomantella (Figs. 139 – 141).	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
6229EC42FFDC513EFF41FDF1FA5CFA27.taxon	discussion	Four subfamilies with 9 genera are currently recorded from India.	en	Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M. (2025): An illustrated key to the praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) of India up to generic level. Zootaxa 5566 (3): 446-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.2
