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Gonypetidae

Gonypetidae is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gonypetidae rather than just read about it. In short: The Gonypetidae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Gonypeta. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy; the subfamily Iridopteryginae having been moved here from the obsolete family Iridopterygidae.

Key takeaways

Gonypetidae belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gonypetidae to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gonypetidae from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Gonypetidae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Gonypeta. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy; the subfamily Iridopteryginae having been moved here from the obsolete family Iridopterygidae. The Gonypetinae include Asian genera transferred from the obsolete taxa Amelinae and Liturgusidae. The new placement is in superfamily Gonypetoidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea. Genera in this family have been recorded from: NE Africa, the Middle East, India, Indochina, Malesia through to New Guinea.

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

Gonypetinae tribe Armenini Armene Stal, 1877 tribe Gonypetini subtribe Compsomantina Compsomantis Saussure, 1872 Nigrocincta Anderson, 2024 subtribe Gonypetina Bimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Dimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Elaea Stal, 1877 Elmantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Gimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Gonypeta Saussure, 1869 Gonypetoides Beier, 1942 Memantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Myrcinus Stal, 1877 subtribe Gonypetyllina Armeniola Giglio-Tos, 1915 Gonypetyllis Wood-Mason, 1891 Holaptilon Beier, 1964 subtribe Humbertiellina Humbertiella Saussure, 1869 Paratheopompa Schwarz & Ehrmann, 2017 Theopompa Stal, 1877

Iridopteryginae tribe Amantini Amantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 tribe Iridopterygini subtribe Iridopterygina Hapalopeza Stal, 1877 Hapalopezella Giglio-Tos, 1915 Iridopteryx Saussure, 1869 Micromantis Saussure, 1870 Muscimantis Henry, 1931 Pezomantis Uvarov, 1927 Spilomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 subtribe Tricondylomimina Tricondylomimus Chopard, 1930

References

External links Media related to Gonypetidae at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Iridopteryginae at Wikispecies

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gonypetidae

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gonypetidae claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gonypetidae before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gonypetidae ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gonypetidae

In research: Gonypetidae appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gonypetidae in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gonypetidae is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Gonypetidae, Mantis families, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gonypetidae outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gonypetidae in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gonypetidae means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gonypetidae out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gonypetidae in simple terms?

Why does Gonypetidae matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gonypetidae?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gonypetidae.