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The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. [1] The insect order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 genera.
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]
Some mantis species such as Euantissa pulchra can discriminate between different types of prey, and approached spiders mimicking non-aggressive ant species much more than spiders that mimicked aggressive ant species. [46] The fore gut of some species extends the whole length of the insect and can be used to store prey for digestion later.
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order , and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis.
The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). [3] Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose.
Liturgusidae is a family of praying mantises in the new (2019) Neotropical superfamily Acanthopoidea. A substantial number of genera, previously placed here, have recently been moved to the new or revived other families: [1] Dactylopterygidae; Gonypetidae; Epaphroditidae: subfamily Gonatistinae; Majangidae: subfamily Majanginae
African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis native to Africa. The following genera and species are often referred to by these names, by variants of them, or by common names including the name of an African nation: Miomantis. Miomantis caffra — South African mantis; Oxyothespis
1 Common species. 2 References. ... This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia. ... Large brown mantis, Archimantis latistyla;