†family Santanmantidae Grimaldi 2003 (mantis)
Insecta - Mantodea - Santanmantidae
Full reference: D. Grimaldi. 2003. A revision of Cretaceous mantises and their relationships, including new taxa (Insecta: Dictyoptera: Mantodea). American Museum Novitates 3412:1-47
Parent taxon: Mantodea according to D. Grimaldi 2003
Sister taxa: Amorphoscelioidea, Amorphoscelites, Aragonimantis, Burmantis, Chaeteessites, Cretomantidae, Cretophotina, Electromantis, Gryllomantidae, Jantarimantidae, Jersimantis, Juramantidae, Kazakhophotina, Lovecidae, Neomantodea, Vitimophotina
Subtaxa: Santanmantis
Type: Santanmantis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence