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Stick mantis and twig mantis are Texas A&M University
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Stick mantises should not be confused with
Stick mantis and twig mantis are common name
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s applied to numerous species
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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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
that mimic
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sticks or twigs as camouflage
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. Often the name serves to identify entire genera
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such as is the case with:
*'' Brunneria'' (including Brunner's stick mantis, the Brazilian stick mantis and the small-winged stick mantis)
*''Hoplocorypha
''Hoplocorypha'' is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Thespidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa.
Species:
*'' Hoplocorypha acuta''
*'' Hoplocorypha bicornis''
*'' Hoplocorypha boromensis''
*'' Hoplocorypha bottegi'' ...
'' (the African stick mantises)
*''Paratoxodera
''Paratoxodera'' is a genus of praying mantids in the family Toxoderidae and tribe Toxoderini; species are recorded from Indo-China and Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalaya ...
'' (including the Borneo stick mantis and the giant Malaysian stick mantis)
*'' Popa'' ( African twig mantis)
In cases, some but not all members of a genera are called by a variation of one of these names. For example:
*'' Archimantis latistyla'' (Australian stick mantis)
*'' Pseudovates peruviana'' (Peruvian stick mantis)/ref>
Similar insects
Stick mantises should not be confused with stick insect
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as D ...
s (Phasmatodea
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as D ...
) although the latter were long-considered close relatives of all mantises according to classification Classification is a process related to categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated and understood.
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which is now often considered paraphyletic
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and outdated. Likewise, both mantises and stick insects are separate from the recently identified Mantophasmatodea.
See also
* Grass mantis *Dead leaf mantis
Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus '' Deroplatys'' because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include '' ...
*Flower mantis
Flower mantises are praying mantis species that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey, but avoid predators as well. These insects have specific colorations and behaviors that ...
*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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