Anaxarcha


Anaxarcha is a genus of Asian praying mantids, as the type genus for the Tribe Anaxarchini in the Family Hymenopodidae. They are widespread across southern China, but range into India, Myanmar, parts of Indo-China such as Vietnam, with a few Malaysian records in Sumatra and Borneo.

Species

There are fourteen recognized species:Wu, C. & Chun-Xiang L., 2023. Taxonomical study of the genus Anaxarcha Stål in China, Annales de la Société entomologique de France 59: 14-36. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2022.2158933
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00379271.2022.2158933

Complex Anaxarcha acuta
Complex Anaxarcha graminea
Note: Anaxarcha tianmushanensis Zheng, 1985 has junior synonyms of Anaxarcha atrispina Yang 1999 per Wu & Chun-Xiang, 2023: 25, and Anaxarcha hyalina Zhang 1988: 105 per Liu & Wang in Yi et al. 2014: 250, and
Else Anaxarcha maculata Mao & Yang 2002 and Anaxarcha zhengi Ren & Wang, 1994 are treated under OdontomantisWu, C. & Chun-Xiang L., 2023. Taxonomical study of the genus Anaxarcha Stål in China, Annales de la Société entomologique de France 59: 14-36. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2022.2158933
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00379271.2022.2158933