Deroplatyini is a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
of praying mantises in the family
Deroplatyidae.
Genera and species
The ''Mantodea Species File''
Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 15 March 2019)
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Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
:
*''Deroplatys
''Deroplatys'' is a genus of mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name of dead leaf mantis.
Species
The latest revision by Zhang, Jia-Zhi & Price, Benjamin lists 14 total species:
* '' Dero ...
'' (Westwood, 1839)
** ''Deroplatys angustata
''Deroplatys angustata'' is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyinae
Deroplatyinae is a subfamily in the new (2019) Family (biology), family Deroplatyidae, containing species found in South-East Asia.
Tribes and selected genera ...
'' Westwood, 1845
** '' Deroplatys cordata'' (Fabricius, 1798)
** ''Deroplatys desiccata
''Deroplatys desiccata'', known by the common name giant dead leaf mantis, is a praying mantis from Southeast Asia. This is the type species of genus ''Deroplatys''.
Description
''D. desiccata'' takes its common name from its resemblance to dead ...
'' (Westwood, 1839)
** '' Deroplatys gorochovi'' (Anisyutkin, 1998)
** '' Deroplatys indica'' (Roy, 2007)
** ''Deroplatys lobata
''Deroplatys lobata'', common name Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis or dead leaf mantis, is a species of praying mantis that inhabits Thailand, Java, Borneo, Indonesia, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
Habitat
''Deroplatys lobata'' live on the ...
'' (Guérin-Méneville (1838)
** '' Deroplatys moultoni'' (Giglio-Tos, 1917)
** '' Deroplatys philippinica'' (Werner, 1922)
** ''Deroplatys rhombica
''Deroplatys rhombica'' 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 (" ...
'' (Brunner, 1897)
** ''Deroplatys sarawaca
''Deroplatys sarawaca'' 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 (" ...
'' (Westwood, 1889)
** ''Deroplatys trigonodera
''Deroplatys trigonodera'' 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 ...
'' (Westwood, 1889)
** ''Deroplatys truncata
''Deroplatys truncata'' 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 (" ...
'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)
* '' Mythomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1916
** '' Mythomantis confusa'' Westwood, 1889
** '' Mythomantis gracilis'' Werner, 1922
** '' Mythomantis serrata'' Schwarz & Helmkampf, 2014
* '' Pseudempusa'' Brunner v. W., 1893
** '' Pseudempusa pavonina'' Giglio-Tos, 1916
** '' Pseudempusa pinnapavonis'' Brunner, 1893
Note: the genus ''Brancsikia
''Brancsikia'' is a genus of praying mantises in the new (2019) family Majangidae and the monotypic subfamily Brancsikiinae; it was previously placed in the Deroplatyinae.
Species
There are now two species in the genus ''Brancsikia'', listed i ...
'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 is now placed in the family Epaphroditidae
Epaphroditidae is a family of the Mantodea, containing species found in Africa and the Caribbean. Before 2015, it had been placed as the subfamily Epaphroditinae, in the Hymenopodidae, but is now excluded.
Subfamilies and genera
The ''Mantodea ...
.
See also
* Dead Leaf Mantis
Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimicry, mimic dead leaf, leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus ''Deroplatys'' because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples i ...
* 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
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Mantidae
Mantodea tribes