Ilomantis

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Ilomantis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Tribe: Nilomantini
Genus: Ilomantis
Saussure 1899 [1]

Ilomantis is a genus of praying mantises.

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 "Checklist of Madagascar species of Mantodea". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-21. Mantodea (Checklist of Madagascar species)
  2. Tree of Life Web Project. 2005