Mantis (genus)


The genus Mantis is in the family Mantidae, of the mantis order Mantodea.
Some of its species have the common name "praying mantis".

Species

Mantis is a small genus of mantises, which includes 9 species :Mantis beieri Roy, 1999 – Democratic Republic of the CongoMantis callifera Wood-Mason, 1882Mantis carinata Cosmovici, 1888Mantis dilaticollis Gistel, 1856Mantis emortualis Saussure, 1869Mantis griveaudi Paulian, 1958Mantis insignis Beier, 1954 – Angola, Guinea, CongoMantis macroalata Lindt, 1973 – TajikistanMantis macrocephala Lindt, 1974 – TajikistanMantis octospilota Westwood, 1889 — "eight-spotted mantis", or "blackbarrel mantid", AustraliaMantis pia Serville, 1839Mantis religiosa — European mantis, or "praying mantis"Mantis splendida de Haan, 1842Mantis tricolor Linne, 1767