| Bantia nana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Thespidae |
| Genus: | Bantia |
| Species: | B. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Bantia nana Toledo Piza, 1969 | |
Bantia nana is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae. [1]
Empusidae is a family of plant-mimicking mantises, consisting of 10 genera, holding almost 30 species. Unlike many other mantis families, the Empusidae are a monophyletic lineage. Empusidae mantises are ambush predators, with mouthparts adapted to feeding on other insects and small animals. The majority of Empusidae species are distributed throughout Africa, but they are also found in Southeast Asia and in the southern parts of Europe.
Amorphoscelidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea.
Ameles is a wide-ranging genus of praying mantises represented in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Iris is a genus of praying mantis found in Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe with one species, Iris oratoria, being introduced to North America in the south-western United States.
Bantia is a genus of mantises in the family Thespidae.
Chaeteessa is a genus of mantis in the family Chaeteessidae, containing six extant species found in South America:
Bantia chopardi is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae.
Bantia fusca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the family Thespidae.
Bantia marmorata is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae.
Bantia metzi is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae.
Bantia michaelisi is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae.
Bantia pygmaea is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae.
Bantia simoni is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae.
Bantia werneri is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae.
Chaeteessa nana is a species of praying mantis in the family Chaeteessidae.
Thespidae is a family of Neotropical insects in the order Mantodea. Following a major revision of this order in 2019, the old-world subfamilies Haaniinae and Hoplocoryphinae, previously placed here, have been upgraded to family level.
Rivetina is a genus of praying mantises in the family Rivetinidae.
B. nana may refer to:
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis.
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