''Leptomantella'' is a genus of
praying mantids
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use ...
and typical of the new (2019) family
Leptomantellidae. Species have been recorded from Asia.
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Previously placed here as a subgenus, the genus '' Aetaella'' was erected by Hebard in 1920 and has now been restored.Mantodea Species File: genus ''Aetaella'' Hebard, 1920 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 25 January 2021)]
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Species
The ''Mantodea Species File''[Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 25 January 2021)]
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* '' Leptomantella albella'' (Burmeister, 1838) - type species (as ''Mantis albella'' Burmeister)
* '' Leptomantella ceylonica'' Beier, 1956
* '' Leptomantella fragilis'' Westwood, 1889
* '' Leptomantella indica'' Giglio-Tos, 1915
* '' Leptomantella lactea'' Saussure, 1870
* '' Leptomantella montana'' Beier, 1942
* '' Leptomantella nigrocoxata'' Mukherjee, 1995
* '' Leptomantella parva'' Uvarov, 1933
* '' Leptomantella tonkinae'' Hebard, 1920
* '' Leptomantella xizangensis'' Wang, 1993
References
External links
Image at Flickr: ''Leptomantella'' sp. Singapore
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Mantodea genera