''Dactylopteryx'' is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
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 revived family
Dactylopterygidae
Dactylopterygidae is a family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Dactylopteryx''. The first use of "Dactylopterygidae" was by Giglio-Tos and it has recently (2019) been revived as part of a major revision of mantis taxonomy; three g ...
. The oldest documented instance of the species appeared in "Annual issues of the Association for Patriotic Natural History in Württemberg", by Werner Karl Frederick Hall.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
[
* '']Dactylopteryx flexuosa
''Dactylopteryx flexuosa'' is a species of praying mantis in the family Dactylopterygidae
Dactylopterygidae is a family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Dactylopteryx''. The first use of "Dactylopterygidae" was by Giglio-Tos an ...
'' Karsch, 1892
* ''Dactylopteryx intermedia
''Dactylopteryx'' is the type 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 t ...
'' Beier, 1963
* ''Dactylopteryx orientalis
''Dactylopteryx orientalis'' is a species of praying mantis in the family Dactylopterygidae
Dactylopterygidae is a family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Dactylopteryx''. The first use of "Dactylopterygidae" was by Giglio-Tos ...
'' Werner, 1906
References
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Liturgusidae
Mantodea genera