Brunneria

Brunneria
Brunneria borealis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Coptopterygidae
Genus:	Brunneria Saussure, 1869

Brunneria is a genus of praying mantises in family Mantidae. They are often called stick mantis for their slender shape and the species of the genus are native to the Americas.

Taxonomy and systematics

The following species are recognised in the genus Brunneria: ^[1]

• Brunneria borealis (Brunner's mantis, Brunner's stick mantis) ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Brunneria brasiliensis (Brazilian stick mantis) ^[5]
• Brunneria gracilis
• Brunneria grandis
• Brunneria longa
• Brunneria subaptera (small-winged stick mantis) ^[5]

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

References

1. "genus Brunneria Saussure, 1869: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
2. Dichotomous Key to Species of Mantids that may occur in Florida
3. Department of Entomology and Nematology of the University of Florida. "Slide Index". Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
4. Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Phasmids in Cyberspace
5. Texas A&M University. "FAMILY Mantidae Burmeister, 1838". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-09.