''Sphodromantis belachowski'',
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contra ...
African mantis or African praying mantis, is a species of
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 and tropical habitats. They hav ...
from Africa.
[ African Praying Mantis
''Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis'' and ''centralis'']
See also
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African mantis
''Sphodromantis viridis''
African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis native to Africa.
The following genera and species are often referred to by these names, by variants of them, or by common ...
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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
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Mantodea of Africa
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