''Mantispa'' 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 ...

insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...

s in the family

Mantispidae Mantispidae (), commonly known as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, especially ...

and subfamily

Mantispinae Mantispinae is a subfamily of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are at least 30 genera and 310 described species in Mantispinae. Genera These 33 genera belong to the subfamily Mantispinae: * '' Afromantispa'' Snyman and Ohl in Snyma ...

(order

Neuroptera The insect order (biology), order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera is grouped together with the Megaloptera (alderflies, f ...

). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).

Description

The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the presence of dark, short, thick

setae In biology, setae (; seta ; ) are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms. Animal setae Protostomes Depending partly on their form and function, protostome setae may be called macrotrichia, chaetae ...

on the

mesothorax The mesothorax is the middle of the three segments of the thorax of hexapods, and bears the second pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the mesonotum (dorsal), the mesosternum ( ventral), and the mesopleuron (lateral) ...

and occiput (rear head segment).Snyman LP, Sole CL, Ohl M (2018) A revision of and keys to the genera of the Mantispinae of the Oriental and Palearctic regions (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)
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Species

The

Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...

lists: * '' Mantispa adelungi'' Navás, 1912 * '' Mantispa agapeta'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa alicante'' Banks, 1913 * '' Mantispa amabilis'' Gerstäcker, 1894 * '' Mantispa ambonensis'' Ohl, 2004 * '' Mantispa annulicornis'' Gerstäcker, 1894 * '' Mantispa aphavexelte'' U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1994 * '' Mantispa ariasi'' Penny, 1983 * ''

Mantispa axillaris ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Navás, 1908 * '' Mantispa azihuna'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa basalis'' (Navás, 1927) * '' Mantispa basilei'' (Navás, 1930) * '' Mantispa bella'' Kuwayama, 1925 * ''

Mantispa bicolor ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Stitz, 1913) * ''

Mantispa boliviana ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Navás, 1927) * ''

Mantispa brevistigma ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' C.-k. Yang, 1999 * ''

Mantispa capeneri ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Handschin, 1959 * ''

Mantispa castaneipennis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Esben-Petersen, 1917 * ''

Mantispa celebensis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Enderlein, 1910 * ''

Mantispa centenaria ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Esben-Petersen, 1917 * ''

Mantispa chlorodes ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa chlorotica ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Navás, 1912) * '' Mantispa chrysops'' Stitz, 1913 * '' Mantispa completa'' Banks, 1920 * '' Mantispa confluens'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa coomani'' (Navás, 1930) * '' Mantispa coorgensis'' Ohl, 2004 * '' Mantispa cora'' Newman, 1838 * '' Mantispa cordieri'' (Navás, 1933) * '' Mantispa crenata'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa decepta'' Banks, 1920 * '' Mantispa delicata'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa deliciosa'' (Navás, 1927) * '' Mantispa dispersa'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa ellenbergeri'' (Navás, 1927) * '' Mantispa elpidica'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa enderleini'' Banks, 1914 * '' Mantispa fausta'' (Thunberg, 1784) * '' Mantispa femoralis'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa fenestralis'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa finoti'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa flavicauda'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa flavinota'' Handschin, 1963 * '' Mantispa frontalis'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa fuliginosa'' Loew in Hagen, 1859 * '' Mantispa fulvicornis'' Navás, 1929 * '' Mantispa fuscipennis'' Erichson, 1839 * '' Mantispa gillavryna'' (Navás, 1926) * '' Mantispa gradata'' (Navás, 1926) * '' Mantispa greeni'' Banks, 1913 * '' Mantispa gulosa'' Taylor, 1862 * '' Mantispa guttula'' Fairmaire in Thomson, 1858 * '' Mantispa haematina'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa haugi'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa indica'' Westwood, 1852 * '' Mantispa iridipennis'' Guérin-Méneville, 1844 * '' Mantispa japonica'' McLachlan, 1875 * '' Mantispa javanica'' Westwood, 1852 * '' Mantispa latifrons'' Enderlein, 1910 * '' Mantispa lineaticollis'' Enderlein, 1910 * '' Mantispa lineolata'' Westwood, 1852 * '' Mantispa lobata'' Navás, 1912 * '' Mantispa loveni'' (Navás, 1928) * '' Mantispa luederwaldti'' Enderlein, 1910 * '' Mantispa lurida'' Walker, 1860 * '' Mantispa lutea'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa luzonensis'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa maindroni'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa mandarina'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa marshalli'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa meadewaldina'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa melanocera'' (Navás, 1913) * '' Mantispa militaris'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa moluccensis'' Banks, 1913 * '' Mantispa moucheti'' (Navás, 1925) * '' Mantispa moulti'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa nana'' (Lichtenstein, 1802) * '' Mantispa nanyukina'' (Navás, 1933) * '' Mantispa navasi'' Handschin, 1960 * '' Mantispa negusa'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa neotropica'' Navás, 1933 * '' Mantispa neptunica'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa newmani'' Banks, 1920 * '' Mantispa nubila'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa obscurata'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa pallescens'' Stitz, 1913 * '' Mantispa paraguayana'' Ohl, 2004 * '' Mantispa parvula'' Penny, 1983 * '' Mantispa pasteuri'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa pehlkei'' Enderlein, 1910 * ''

Mantispa perla ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Pallas, 1772) * '' Mantispa phaeonota'' Navás, 1933 * '' Mantispa plicicollis'' Handschin, 1935 * '' Mantispa punctata'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa pygmaea'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa radialis'' (Navás, 1929) * '' Mantispa radiata'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa rimata ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Navás, 1929) * '' Mantispa rufescens'' Latreille, 1807 * '' Mantispa salana'' (Navás, 1931) * '' Mantispa scabricollis'' McLachlan in Fedchenko, 1875 * '' Mantispa schoutedeni'' (Navás, 1929) * '' Mantispa scutellaris'' Westwood, 1852 * '' Mantispa similata'' (Navás, 1922) * '' Mantispa simplex'' Stitz, 1913 * '' Mantispa stenoptera'' Gerstäcker, 1888 * '' Mantispa stigmata'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa strigipes'' Westwood, 1852 * '' Mantispa styriaca'' (Poda, 1761) * '' Mantispa subcostalis'' Navás, 1929 * '' Mantispa taina'' (Alayo, 1968) * '' Mantispa tenella'' Erichson, 1839 * '' Mantispa tenera'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa tessmanni'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa thomensis'' Viette, 1958 * '' Mantispa tonkinensis'' Navás, 1930 * '' Mantispa transversa'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa umbripennis'' Walker, 1860 * '' Mantispa uniformis'' (Navás, 1927) * '' Mantispa variolosa'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa venulosa'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa verruculata'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa virescens'' Rambur, 1842 * '' Mantispa zayasi'' (Alayo, 1968) * '' Mantispa zonaria'' Navás, 1925 * '' Mantispa zonata'' Navás, 1923

References

External links

* {{Authority control Mantispoidea Neuroptera genera