''Acanthops bidens'' is a species of

mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...

in the family

Acanthopidae Acanthopidae is a family of mantises consisting of 16 genera in the order Mantodea. The group was first formally split off as a separate family by the German entomologist Reinhard Ehrmann in 2002. In 2016, five genera ('' Acontista'', '' Callibi ...

Discovery

* This species was described by

Morgan Hebard Morgan Hebard (February 23, 1887 – December 28, 1946) was an American entomologist who specialized in orthoptera, and assembled a collection of over 250,000 specimens. Early life and education Morgan Hebard was born on February 23, 1887, in Cl ...

in 1922.

Distribution

''Acanthops bidens'' is native to Mexico.

References

Mantodea of North America Acanthopidae Insects described in 1922 {{Mantodea-stub