| Oxypiloidea occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Genus: | Oxypiloidea |
| Species: | O. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxypiloidea occidentalis (Wood-Mason, 1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Catasigerpes occidentalis is a species of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. [1]
Galinthias is an African genus of praying mantises ; it is the type genus for the new family Galinthiadidae.
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank.
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.
Metallyticus is a genus of praying mantis. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Metallyticidae. They are mostly found in South-East Asia. The species of the genus are dark, somewhat flattened and cockroach-like, and often with a cuticle that is reflective and metallic in appearance.
Amorphoscelidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea.
Galinthias occidentalis is a species of praying mantis native to western Africa.
Rhombodera is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis, and leaf mantis because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes.
Gyromantis occidentalis, commonly known as the eastern bark mantis, is a species of mantis found in Australia.
Acanthops is a genus of mantises in the family Acanthopidae, containing 20 species that can be found in Central and South America.
Catasigerpes is a subgenus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae.
Oxypiloidea camerunensis is a species of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. It is native to Cameroon in West Africa.
Oxypiloidea congica is a species of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. It is native to central Africa.
Oxypiloidea granulata is a species of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae.
Oxypiloidea margarethae is a species of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae.
Belomantis is a genus of mantis in the family Toxoderidae. It contains the following three species:
Acanthopidae is a family of mantises consisting of 16 genera in the order Mantodea. The group was first formally split off as a separate family by the German entomologist Reinhard Ehrmann in 2002. In 2016, five genera were moved from Acanthopidae to the newly created family Acontistidae, but this has not been accepted in most recent classifications.
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis.
Miracanthops eseejja is a mantis species in the family Acanthopidae and is native to Peru. It was first described in 2005 by Peruvian entomologist Julio Rivera.
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