''Zoolea'' is a South American
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 ...
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 ...
es.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File''
[Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 18 July 2020)]
/ref> lists:
* '' Zoolea descampsi'' Roy & Ehrmann, 2009
* '' Zoolea lobipes'' Olivier, 1792 - type species
* '' Zoolea major'' Giglio-Tos, 1914
* '' Zoolea minor'' Giglio-Tos, 1914
* '' Zoolea orba'' Burmeister, 1838
Description
A characteristic of this genus is anterior femora
The femur (; : femurs or femora ), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the knee. In many four-legged animals the femur is the upper bone of the hindleg.
The top of the femur fits in ...
with superior pre-apical
Apical means "pertaining to an apex". It may refer to:
*Apical ancestor, refers to the last common ancestor of an entire group, such as a species (biology) or a clan (anthropology)
*Apical (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features loc ...
lobes.
This genus is one which contains species known as Unicorn Mantis.
List of mantises and common names
References
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Mantidae
Mantodea of South America