Zoolea

Zoolea[1] is a South American genus of praying mantises.[2]

Zoolea
Zoolea lobipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Vatinae
Tribe: Vatini
Genus: Zoolea
Serville, 1839

Species

The Mantodea Species File[3] lists:

  • Zoolea descampsi Roy & Ehrmann, 2009
  • Zoolea lobipes Olivier, 1792 - type species
  • Zoolea major Giglio-Tos, 1914
  • Zoolea minor Giglio-Tos, 1914
  • Zoolea orba Burmeister, 1838

Description

A characteristic of this genus is anterior femora with superior pre-apical lobes. [4] This genus is one which contains species known as Unicorn Mantis.[5]

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References
  1. Serville (1839) Hist. Ins. Orth. 154.
  2. Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster.
  3. Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 18 July 2020)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Earthlife List of Species
  5. List of mantises and common names
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