The Chroicopteridae are a family of praying mantids, based on the type genus Chroicoptera.

The name is derived from first use, for subfamily Chroicopterinae, by Giglio-Tos[1] and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy.

[2] Some genera have also been moved here from the tribe Rivetinini, with others placed elsewhere including the subfamily Miomantinae.

The new placement is as a sole family in the superfamily Chroicopteroidea (of group Cernomantodea) and infraorder Schizomantodea.

Genera in this family have been recorded from Africa and islands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.