| Empusa uvarovi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Empusidae |
| Genus: | Empusa |
| Species: | E. uvarovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Empusa uvarovi Chopard, 1921 | |
Empusa uvarovi is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. [1] [2]
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.
Empusa may refer to:
Empusa is a genus of mantises in the family Empusidae, containing the following species:
Squilla is a genus of mantis shrimp. It includes the following species:
E. spinosa may refer to:
Empusa pennata, or the conehead mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa native to the Mediterranean Region. It can be found in Portugal, Spain, southern France, Italy and on the mediterranean coasts of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. Because of its fragmented, low density populations, it is very rarely found in nature.
Empusa hedenborgii is a species of praying mantis in the family Eremiaphilidae.
Eremiaphila uvarovi is a species of praying mantis in the family Eremiaphilidae.
Carrikerella empusa is a species of mantis in the genus Carrikerella in the order Mantodea.
Empusa binotata is a species of praying mantis in family Empusidae.
Empusa fasciata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Empusa in the order Mantodea.
Empusa guttula is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae.
Empusa longicollis is a species of praying mantis in the family Epusidae.
Empusa pennicornis is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae.
Empusa romboidea is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae.
Empusa simonyi is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae.
Empusa spinosa is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae.
Eremiaphila is a genus of mantises in the family Eremiaphilidae.
Squilla empusa is a species of mantis shrimp found in coastal areas of the western Atlantic Ocean. It excavates and occupies a burrow in soft sediment from which it emerges, mainly at night, to feed on fish and invertebrate prey.
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