Acanthopidae
Appearance
Acanthopidae | |
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Metilia brunnerii - Muséum de Toulouse | |
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Family: | Acanthopidae
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Acanthops |
Acanthopidae is a family of mantises consisting of 13 genera in the order Mantodea.[1] The group was first formally split off as a separate family by the German entomologist Reinhard Ehrmann in 2002.[2]
See also
References
- ^ ITIS Catalogue of Life[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster.