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Amantis
Amantis reticulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Gonypetidae
Subfamily: Iridopteryginae
Genus: Amantis
Giglio-Tos, 1915[1]
Type species
Mantis reticulata
Haan, 1842
Species

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Synonyms
  • Cimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

Amantis is a genus of praying mantids native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean[2] and now belongs to the monotypic tribe Amantini of the subfamily Iridopteryginae.

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Amantis:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Giglio-Tos, Ermanno (1914) [Published 1915]. "Mantidi Esotici: Generi e specie nuove". Bullettino della Società entomologica italiana. 46: 151–154.
  2. ^ [1] Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "genus Amantis Giglio-Tos, 1915". Mantodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 20 July 2020.