Metallyticus
Appearance
Metallyticus | |
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Metallyticus splendidus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Metallyticidae Handlirsch, 1925 |
Genus: | Metallyticus Westwood, 1835 |
Species | |
The mantis family Metallyticidae consists of a single small genus, Metallyticus, living mostly in South-East Asia. The species are dark, somewhat flattened and cockroach-like, often with a cuticle that reflective and metallic in appearance.
Species
- Metallyticus fallax Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Metallyticus pallipes Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Metallyticus semiaeneus Westwood, 1889
- Metallyticus splendidus Westwood, 1835
- Metallyticus violacea (Burmeister, 1838)
External links
Media related to Metallyticus at Wikimedia Commons
- Tree of Life - Metallyticidae
- Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)