Mantis (genus)
The genus Mantis is in the family Mantidae, of the mantis order Mantodea.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Tribe: | Mantini |
Genus: | Mantis Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species | |
Some of its species have the common name "praying mantis".
Species
Mantis is a small genus of mantises, which includes 9 species (others are synonyms):[1]
- Mantis beieri Roy, 1999 – Congo
- Mantis carinata Cosmovici, 1888
- Mantis indica Mukherjee, 1995 – India
- Mantis insignis Beier, 1954 – Angola, Guinea, Congo
- Mantis macroalata Lindt, 1973[2] – Tadschikistan
- Mantis macrocephala Lindt, 1974 – Tajikistan
- Mantis octospilota Westwood, 1889 — "eight-spotted mantis", or "blackbarrel mantid", Australia
- Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) — European mantis, or "praying mantis"
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See also
- African mantises — in other genera.
- European mantis
- List of mantis genera and species (incomplete)
References
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- Otte D., Spearman L. and Stiewe M.B.D Mantidae in Mantodea Species File Online. Version 1.0/3.5
- Mantodea database
External links
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