Sibylla (mantis)

Sibylla is a genus of mantises in the subfamily Sibyllinae in the family Hymenopodidae consisting of 13 species.[1] They have a long and thin prothorax with lateral and dorsal projections. The head bears an erect process with four sideways spikes.[2]

Sibylla
S. pretiosa in South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Hymenopodidae
Subfamily:
Sibyllinae
Tribe:
Sibylini
Genus:
Sibylla

Stål, 1856

Subgenera, species, subspecies
  • Genus: Sibylla
    • Sibylla
      • Sibylla dives (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
      • Sibylla dolosa (Roy, 1975)
      • Sibylla gratiosa (Rehn, 1912)
      • Sibylla limbata (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
      • Sibylla maculosa (Roy, 1996)
      • Sibylla marmorata (Roy, 1996)
      • Sibylla polyacantha (Gerstaecker, 1889)
      • Sibylla pretiosa (Stål, 1856)
    • Sibyllopsis
      • Sibylla griffinii (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
      • Sibylla operosa (Roy, 1996)
      • Sibylla pannulata (Karsch 1894)
      • Sibylla punctata (Roy, 1996)
      • Sibylla vanderplaetseni (Roy, 1963)

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See also

References
  1. ITIS Catalogue of Life
  2. Picker, Mike; et al. (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
  3. Mantodea.speciesfile.org: Genus Sibylla
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