Mantis (genus)
Mantis is a small genus of mantises, which includes 15 species:[1]:
- Mantis beieri Roy, 1999
- Mantis callifera Wood-Mason, 1882
- Mantis carinata Cosmovici, 1888
- Mantis dilaticollis Gistel, 1856
- Mantis emortualis Saussure, 1869
- Mantis griveaudi Paulian, 1958
- Mantis indica Mukherjee, 1995
- Mantis insignis Beier, 1954
- Mantis macroalata Lindt, 1973
- Mantis macrocephala Lindt, 1974
- Mantis octospilota Westwood, 1889 - often referred to as the "eight-spotted mantis" or "blackbarrel mantid"
- Mantis pia Serville, 1839
- Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) -the European mantis (often referred to simply as "the praying mantis")
- Mantis splendida de Haan, 1842
- Mantis tricolor Linnaeus, 1767
See also
References
- ^ *Otte D., Spearman L. and Stiewe M.B.D Mantidae in Mantodea Species File Online. Version 1.0/3.5