Mantis (genus)
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Mantis is a small genus of mantis
Mantis
Mantis is the common name of any insect in the order Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises. The word itself means "prophet" in Latin and Greek...

es, which includes 15 species::
  • Mantis beieri Roy, 1999
  • Mantis callifera Wood-Mason, 1882
  • Mantis carinata Cosmovici, 1888
  • Mantis dilaticollis Gistel, 1856
  • Mantis emortualis Saussure, 1869
  • Mantis griveaudi Paulian, 1958
  • Mantis indica Mukherjee, 1995
  • Mantis insignis Beier, 1954
  • Mantis macroalata Lindt, 1973
  • Mantis macrocephala Lindt, 1974
  • Mantis octospilota
    Mantis octospilota
    Mantis octospilota, common name Eight-spotted Mantis or Blackbarrel Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia....

    Westwood, 1889 - often referred to as the "eight-spotted mantis" or "blackbarrel mantid"
  • Mantis pia Serville, 1839
  • Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) -the European mantis
    European mantis
    Mantis religiosa, referred to as the European Mantis outside of Europe and known simply as the Praying Mantis in Europe and elsewhere, is one of the most well-known and widespread species of the order Mantodea.-Overview:...

     (often referred to simply as "the praying mantis")
  • Mantis splendida de Haan, 1842
  • Mantis tricolor Linnaeus, 1767
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