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genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
''Mantis'' is in the family Mantidae, of the mantis order Mantodea.
Some of its species have the common name "praying mantis".
Species
''Mantis'' is a small genus of mantises, which includes 9 species (others are synonyms): * '' Mantis beieri'' Roy, 1999 – Democratic Republic of the Congo * '' Mantis callifera'' Wood-Mason, 1882 * '' Mantis carinata'' Cosmovici, 1888 * '' Mantis dilaticollis'' Gistel, 1856 * '' Mantis emortualis'' Saussure, 1869 * '' Mantis griveaudi'' Paulian, 1958 * '' Mantis insignis'' Beier, 1954 – Angola, Guinea, Congo * ''Mantis macroalata
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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
'' Lindt, 1973/ref> – Tajikistan * ''
Mantis macrocephala
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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
'' Lindt, 1974 – Tajikistan
* ''Mantis octospilota
''Mantis octospilota'', common name eight-spotted mantis or blackbarred mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia.
'' Westwood, 1889 — "eight-spotted mantis", or "blackbarrel mantid", Australia
* ''Mantis pia
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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
'' Serville, 1839
* ''Mantis religiosa
The European mantis (''Mantis religiosa'') is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive ...
'' ( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) — European mantis
The European mantis (''Mantis religiosa'') is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive ...
, or "praying mantis"
* ''Mantis splendida
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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
'' de Haan, 1842
* ''Mantis tricolor
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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
'' Linne, 1767
See also
*African mantis
''Sphodromantis viridis''
African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis native to Africa.
The following genera and species are often referred to by these names, by variants of them, or by common ...
es — ''in other genera''.
*European mantis
The European mantis (''Mantis religiosa'') is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive ...
*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 ...
(incomplete)
References
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q507307 Mantodea genera Mantidae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus