''Sphodromantis viridis''
African mantis and African praying mantis are
common name
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species of praying mantis native to
Africa
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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:
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Miomantis''
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Miomantis caffra'' —
South Africa
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Oxyothespis''
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Oxyothespis dumonti'' — African grass mantis
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Popa Popa (''priest'' in Romanian) may refer to:
People
* Alina Popa (born 1978), Romanian-Swiss, IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Anatolie Popa (1896–1920), Moldavian military commander
* Celestina Popa (born 1970), Romanian, artistic gymnast
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Popa spurca'' — African twig mantis
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Sphodromantis
''Sphodromantis'' is a large genus of praying mantises concentrated in Africa, sometimes considered a synonym of the genus ''Hierodula'': from the same family, Mantidae. Outside their range especially, many share the common name African Mantis.
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Sphodromantis belachowski''
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Sphodromantis centralis''
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Sphodromantis gastrica''
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Sphodromantis lineola''
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Sphodromantis viridis'' — Giant African mantis.
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Tarachodes'' — African bark mantis
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See also
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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 a ...
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The Mantodea of Africa
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List of mantis genera and species
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.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
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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 a ...
category:lists of insects
category:Mantodea by location
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