''Ameles'' is a wide-ranging
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 represented in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
Species
* ''Ameles aegyptiaca
''Ameles aegyptiaca'' 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 ("ma ...
'' Werner, 1913
* '' Ameles arabica'' Uvarov, 1939
* '' Ameles assoi'' Bolivar, 1873
* '' Ameles decolor'' Charpentier, 1825
* ''Ameles dumonti
''Ameles dumonti'' 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 ("manti ...
'' Chopard, 1943
* '' Ameles fasciipennis'' Kaltenbach, 1963 – spined dwarf mantis
* '' Ameles gracilis'' (Brulle, 1838)
* '' Ameles heldreichi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
* '' Ameles insularis'' Agabiti, Salvatrice & Lombardo, 2010
* '' Ameles kervillei'' Bolivar, 1911
* '' Ameles maroccana'' Uvarov, 1931
* '' Ameles massai'' Battiston & Fontana, 2005
* '' Ameles moralesi'' Bolivar, 1936
* '' Ameles paradecolor'' Agabiti, Salvatrice & Lombardo, 2010
* '' Ameles persa'' Bolivar, 1911
* '' Ameles picteti'' Saussure, 1869
* '' Ameles poggii'' Lombardo, 1986
* '' Ameles spallanzania'' Rossi, 1792 – European dwarf mantis
* '' Ameles syriensis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915
* '' Ameles wadisirhani'' Kaltenbach, 1982
References
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Mantodea genera
Mantodea of Africa
Mantodea of Asia
Mantodea of Europe
Amelidae