Stagmomantis Parvidentata
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''Stagmomantis'' 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
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 a ...
consisting of 22
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
found in the Americas.


Description

''Stagmomantis'' species are medium sized, generally measuring around four to six centimeters, with females being larger than males. Individuals can be mixes of green and brown, as well as gray. Both males and females have wings, with males' being noticeably larger. Despite having shorter wings, female ''Stagmomantis'' are larger in length and breadth.


Environment

Species can be found throughout North and South America, ranging from around 40° N in the United States to 8° S in Brazil. ''Stagmomantis'' can be found in a variety of habitats, from arid to tropical regions, including grasslands, desserts, rainforests, and even urban environments.


Species

There are 22 recognized species of ''Stagmomantis,'' with ''S. montana'' having the additional subspecies ''S. montana sinaloae''. *'' S. californica'' Rehn & Hebard, 1909 *'' S. carolina'' Johansson, 1763 *'' S. coerulans'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 *'' S. colorata'' Hebard, 1922 *'' S. costalis'' Burmeister, 1838 *'' S. domingensis'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 *'' S. floridensis'' Davis, 1919 *'' S. fraterna'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 *'' S. gracilipes'' Rehn, 1907 *'' S. hebardi'' Rehn, 1935 *'' S. limbata'' Hahn, 1835 *'' S. marginata'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 *'' S. maya'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 *'' S. montana'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 *'' S. nahua'' Saussure, 1869 *'' S. pagana'' Saussure, 1870 *'' S. parvidentata'' Beier, 1931 *'' S. parvula'' Goeze, 1778 *'' S. theophila'' Rehn, 1904 *'' S. tolteca'' Saussure, 1861 *'' S. venusta'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 *'' S. vicina'' Saussure, 1870


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 ...


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* {{Authority control Stagmomantinae Mantodea genera Mantodea of North America Mantodea of South America Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure