Biology:Amantis

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Short description: Genus of praying mantises

Amantis
Amantis-reticulata-1.jpg
Amantis reticulata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Gonypetidae
Subfamily: Iridopteryginae
Genus: Amantis
Giglio-Tos, 1915[1]
Type species
Mantis reticulata
Haan, 1842
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Cimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

Amantis is a genus of praying mantids native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean[2] and now belongs to the monotypic tribe Amantini of the subfamily Iridopteryginae.

Species

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

References

  1. Giglio-Tos, Ermanno (1914). "Mantidi Esotici: Generi e specie nuove". Bullettino della Società entomologica italiana 46: 151–154. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10449391. 
  2. [1] Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "genus Amantis Giglio-Tos, 1915". http://Mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1183239. Retrieved 20 July 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4739931 entry