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''Iris'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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praying 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 ...
found in Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe with one species, '' Iris oratoria'', being introduced to North America in the south-western United States.APUS.RU Богомол пятнистый - Iris polystictica page
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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Iris'': *'' Iris caeca'' *'' Iris deserti'' *'' Iris insolita'' *'' Iris nana'' *'' Iris narzykulovi'' *'' Iris oratoria'' (Mediterranean mantis) *'' Iris orientalis'' *'' Iris persa'' *'' Iris persiminima'' *'' Iris pitcheri'' *'' Iris polystictica'' *'' Iris senegalensis'' *'' Iris splendida'' *'' Iris strigosa''


See also

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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 ...


References

Tarachodidae Insects of Africa Mantodea genera Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure {{tarachodidae-stub