Polyspilota
Appearance
Polyspilota | |
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Polyspilota aeruginosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Subfamily: | Tenoderinae |
Tribe: | Tenoderini |
Subtribe: | Polyspilotina |
Genus: | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838 |
Polyspilota is a genus of praying mantises in the family Mantidae.[1] Species of the genus are native to Africa.[2]
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus Polyspilota:[1]
- Polyspilota aeruginosa (Madagascan marbled mantis / Flag mantis)
- Polyspilota caffra
- Polyspilota comorana
- Polyspilota griffinii (Griffin mantis)
- Polyspilota magna
- Polyspilota montana
- Polyspilota pavani
- Polyspilota robusta
- Polyspilota saussurei
- Polyspilota seychelliana
- Polyspilota voelzkowiana
References
- ^ a b "genus Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Genus Polyspilota". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-06-05.