Chroicopteridae

The Chroicopteridae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Chroicoptera. The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy. Some genera have also been moved here from the tribe Rivetinini, with others placed elsewhere including the subfamily Miomantinae.

The new placement is as a sole family in the superfamily Chroicopteroidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Subfamilies, tribes and genera
The Mantodea Species File lists two subfamilies:

Chroicopterinae

 * tribe Bolbellini
 * Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 1927
 * tribe Chroicopterini
 * subtribe Amphecostephanina
 * Amphecostephanus Rehn, 1912
 * subtribe Bisanthina
 * Bisanthe  Stal, 1876
 * subtribe Chroicopterina
 * Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * Carvilia Stal, 1876
 * Chopardentella Kaltenbach, 1996
 * Chroicoptera Stal, 1871
 * Congomantis Werner, 1929
 * Entella Stal, 1877
 * Entelloptera Beier, 1942
 * Geothespis Giglio-Tos, 1916
 * Ligaria Stal, 1877
 * Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * Ligentella Kaltenbach, 1996
 * Macracanthopus Chopard, 1929
 * Namamantis Kaltenbach, 1996
 * Paraligaria Beier, 1969
 * Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * Rhachimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * Sphaeromantis Schulthess, 1898
 * subtribe Dystactina
 * Achlaena Karsch, 1892
 * Achlaenella Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * Dystacta Saussure, 1871
 * Pseudodystacta Kaltenbach, 1996

Tarachininae
Auth. Giglio-Tos (1915); tropical central Africa
 * tribe Gonypetellini
 * Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915
 * tribe Tarachinini
 * Tarachina Werner, 1907