Thesprotia (mantis)

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Thesprotia
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Thesprotia infumata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Thespidae
Subfamily: Thespinae
Tribe: Oligonychini
Subtribe: Oligonychina
Genus: Thesprotia
Stål, 1877

Thesprotia is a genus of mantises commonly known as grass mantis. They are native to the Americas and are represented by the following species: [1] [2]

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References

  1. Tree of Life Project
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Texas A&M University