''Ambivia''
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 ...
in the subfamily
Acromantinae
Acromantinae is a subfamily of the mantis family Hymenopodidae which contains two tribes and about 13 genera.
Tribes and genera
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
Tribe Acromantini
*''Acromantis'' Saussure, 1870
*'' Ambivia'' Stal, 1877
*'' ...
and the tribe Acromantini; species distribution records include
Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...
.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File''
Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 20 January 2019)
/ref> lists:
* '' Ambivia parapopa'' Wang, 1993
* '' Ambivia popa'' Stal, 1877 (type species?)
References
External links
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Hymenopodidae
Mantodea genera
Invertebrates of Southeast Asia
Taxa named by Carl Stål