Acontista (Genus)

• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Mantises (Order Mantodea)

• Suborder Eumantodea

• Infraorder Schizomantodea

Acontistidae is a family of mantids in the order Mantodea. Mantids are insectavores. They eat insects primarily pollinators such as flies, moths, bees etc.