Thespidae is a family of insects in the order Mantodea. Following a major revision of this order in 2019, the old-world subfamilies Haaniinae and Hoplocoryphinae, previously placed here, have been upgraded to family level. Thespidae are mostly Neotropical and few species have reached the Nearctic realm.

Subfamilies and genera

The following taxa are recognised in the family Thespidae: • Bantiinae • Bantia Stal, 1877 • Bantiella Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Diabantia Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Mantellias Westwood, 1889 • Mantillica Westwood, 1889 • Thrinaconyx Saussure, 1892 • Miobantiinae • Anamiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Chloromiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915 (synonym Emboicy Terra, 1995) • Eumiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Miobantia Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Paradiabantia Toledo Piza, 1973 • Musoniellinae • Leptomiopteryx Chopard, 1911 • Eumusonia Giglio-Tos, 1916 • Musoniella Giglio-Tos, 1916 • Pizaia Terra, 1982 • Pseudomiopteriginae • Promiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Pseudomiopteryx Saussure, 1870 • Pseudopogonogastrinae • Pseudopogonogaster Beier, 1942 • Thespinae • Bistanta Anderson, 2018 • Galapagia Scudder, 1893 • Liguanea Rehn & Hebard, 1938 • Oligonicella Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Oligonyx Saussure, 1869 • Piscomantis Rivera & Vergara-Cobián • Thesprotia Stal, 1877 • Carrikerella Hebard, 1921 • Pogonogaster Rehn, 1918 • Thesprotiella Giglio-Tos, 1915 • Macromusonia Hebard, 1922 • Musonia Stal, 1877 • Musoniola Giglio-Tos, 1917 • Paramusonia Rehn, 1904 • Pseudomusonia Werner, 1909 • Thespis Serville, 1831