Acontistidae
Acontistidae is a family of mantids in the order Mantodea. There are about 6 genera and more than 30 described species in Acontistidae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Acontistidae |
Genera
These six genera belong to the family Acontistidae:
References
- "Acontistidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "family Acontistidae". Mantodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
Further reading
- Agudelo Rondón, Antonio Arnovis; Lombardo, Francesco; Jantsch, Lauro José (2007). "Checklist of the neotropical mantids (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Mantodea)" (PDF). Biota Colombiana. 8 (2): 105–158.
- Brannoch, S. K.; Wieland, F.; Rivera, J.; Klass, K-D; et al. (2017). "Manual of praying mantis morphology, nomenclature, and practices (Insecta, Mantodea)". ZooKeys (696): 1–100. doi:10.3897/zookeys.696.12542. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 5673847. PMID 29200926.
- Svenson, Gavin J.; Whiting, Michael F. (2004). "Phylogeny of Mantodea based on molecular data: evolution of a charismatic predator". Systematic Entomology. 29 (3): 359–370. doi:10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00240.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
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