| Gonypetyllis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Gonypetidae |
| Tribe: | Gonypetini |
| Genus: | Gonypetyllis Wood-Mason, 1891 |
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Gonypetyllis is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Gonypetidae. [1]
Species:
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