''Brunneria'' is a
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 in
family
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Mantidae
Mantidae is one of the largest family (biology), families in the Order (biology), order of Mantodea, praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family ...
. They are often called
stick mantis for their slender shape and the species of the genus are native to the Americas.
Taxonomy and systematics
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Brunneria'':
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Brunneria borealis'' (Brunner's mantis, Brunner's stick mantis)
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*'' Brunneria brasiliensis'' (Brazilian stick mantis)Brunneria grandis
''Brunneria'' is a genus of praying mantises in Family (biology), family Mantidae. They are often called stick mantis for their slender shape and the species of the genus are native to the Americas.
Taxonomy and systematics
The following specie ...
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*'' Brunneria longa''
*'' Brunneria subaptera'' (small-winged stick mantis)
See also
*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
Mantodea genera
Mantidae
Mantodea of North America
Mantodea of South America
Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
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