Brunneria borealis

Brunneria borealis
Brunneria borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Brunneria
Species: B. borealis
Binomial name
Brunneria borealis

Brunneria borealis, common name Brunner's Mantis[1] or Brunner's Stick Mantis [2][3], is a species of praying mantis native to the Southern United States. It is only species known to reproduce solely through parthenogenesis; there are no males. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Dichotomous Key to Species of Mantids that may occur in Florida
  2. ^ [2] Department of Entomology and Nematology of the University of Florida
  3. ^ [3] Phasmids in Cyberspace
  4. ^ [4] Mantis Study Group MSG NL 2 (November 1996)