NANOMANTIDAE Brunner De Wattenwyl, 1893

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), pp. 446-480 : 477

Family NANOMANTIDAE Brunner De Wattenwyl, 1893

Two of four subfamilies are reported from India including four genera.

1. Pronotum short, a little flat ( Fig. 148 ). Costal area of fore wings with polygonal cells ( Fig. 150 ) ( Tropidomantinae )................................................................................................... Eomantis

- Pronotum long, slender ( Fig. 144 ). Costal area of fore wings with parallel or irregular veinules ( Fig. 146 ) ( Nanomantinae ).. ................................................................................................... 2

2. Fore tibia with 8 posteroventral spines............................................................ Ormomantis

- Fore tibia with 6-7 posteroventral spines................................................................... 3

3. Metazone longer than fore coxa ( Fig. 142 )........................................................ Nanomantis

- Metazone almost as long as fore coxa ( Fig. 143 )................................................ Parananomantis

Figures

FIGURES 147–150. Eomantis guttatipennis (Stál). 147) Lateral view. 148) Pronotum, dorsal view. 149) Foreleg, dorsal view. 150) Forewing proximal area.

FIGURES 141–146. 141) Leptomantella parva, foreleg, dorsal view. 142) Nanomantis lactea Mukherjee, ventral view (©Tushar K. Mukherjee). 143) Parananomantis fascifemorata Sureshan, Kamila & Fasano. 144) P. fascifemorata, pronotum, dorsal view. 145) P. fascifemorata, head, frontal view. 146) P. fascifemorata, forewing proximal area.