Acanthopidae is a family of South American mantises consisting of 16 genera in the order Mantodea.

The group was first formally split off as a separate family by the German entomologist Reinhard Ehrmann in 2002.

[1] In 2016, five genera (Acontista, Callibia, Paratithrone, Raptrix, and Tithrone) were moved from Acanthopidae to the newly created family Acontistidae,[2] but this has not been accepted in most recent classifications.

[3] The following genera are recognised in the family Acanthopidae:[3]

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