Oxyothespis

Oxyothespis
Oxyothespis persica , Iran
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Toxoderidae
Tribe:	Oxyothespini
Genus:	Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870
Synonyms
OxythespisSaussure, 1871

Oxyothespis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae. ^{[1] [2]} Members of this genus have been called grass mantises.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Oxyothespis: ^[3]

• Oxyothespis acuticeps
• Oxyothespis alata
• Oxyothespis apostata
• Oxyothespis bifurcata
• Oxyothespis brevicollis
• Oxyothespis brevipennis
• Oxyothespis dumonti (North African grass mantis)
• Oxyothespis flavipennis
• Oxyothespis longicollis
• Oxyothespis longipennis
• Oxyothespis mammillata
• Oxyothespis maroccana
• Oxyothespis meridionalis
• Oxyothespis nilotica
• Oxyothespis noctivaga
• Oxyothespis parva
• Oxyothespis pellucida
• Oxyothespis persica
• Oxyothespis philbyi
• Oxyothespis senegalensis
• Oxyothespis sudanensis
• Oxyothespis tricolor
• Oxyothespis villiersi
• Oxyothespis wagneri

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

References

1. "Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
2. "Oxyothespis". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
3. "genus Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.