title: Tarachodidae
text: # Tarachodidae
  
  Tarachodidae is a now obsolete family in the order Mantodea, of genera found in Africa and Asia.
  
  ## Former subfamilies
  
  The family previously consisted of two subfamilies of "bark mantises":
  
  ### Caliridinae
  
  These genera have now been moved to the new families:
  
  * Haaniidae: Caliris
  * Leptomantellidae: Leptomantella
  
  ### Tarachodinae
  
  This subfamily has now been moved to the Eremiaphilidae. These genera are now placed in the subfamily Iridinae:
  
  * Dysaules
  * Iris
  