Sibylla (mantis)


Sibylla is a genus of mantises in the family Hymenopodidae and characteristic of the subfamily Sibyllinae.

Description

Sibylla species have a long and thin prothorax with lateral and dorsal projections. The head bears an erect process with four sideways spikes.

Classification

The Mantodea Species File lists:
;Subgenus Sibylla
  1. Sibylla dives
  2. Sibylla dolosa
  3. Sibylla gratiosa
  4. Sibylla limbata
  5. Sibylla maculosa
  6. Sibylla marmorata
  7. Sibylla polyacantha
  8. Sibylla pretiosa - type species
;Subgenus Sibyllopsis
  1. Sibylla griffinii
  2. Sibylla operosa
  3. Sibylla pannulata
  4. Sibylla punctata
  5. ''Sibylla vanderplaetseni''