Category
page 1Mantises of North America
European mantis
species of insect
Tenodera sinensis
species of insect
Iris oratoria
species of insect
Stagmomantis carolina
species of insect
Litaneutria minor
species of insect
Tenodera angustipennis
species of mantises
Mantoida
Mantoida is a genus of praying mantises in the family Mantoididae. The species of this genus are native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Acanthops bidens
species of insect
Brunneria
Brunneria is a genus of praying mantises in family Mantidae. They are often called stick mantis for their slender shape and the species of the genus are native to the Americas.
Stagmomantis limbata
species of insect
Acanthops centralis
species of insect
Stagmomantis
Stagmomantis is a genus of mantis consisting of 24 species found in the Americas.
Stagmomantis californica
species of insect
Mantoididae
Mantoididae is a family of mantises which contains Neotropical species of praying mantises from tropical North and South America. The family was formerly represented by the sole genus Mantoida, until the genus Paramantoida was described in 2014 and Vespamantoida in 2019. The family differs from the closely related Chaeteessidae in having an apical claw on the fore tibiae which are also less curved. Males have ocelli and a cylindrical body shape, unlike the dorsoventrally flattened Chaeteessidae. The cerci are also shorter.
Mantoida maya
species of mantises
Oligonicella scudderi
species of insect
Choeradodis
Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraces. The distinguishing characteristic of Choreododis from which it takes its common names is a laterally expanded thorax. This adaptation for the purpose of camouflage, as well as a rounded wing case and a habit of staying relatively flattened, aid its leaf mimicry. Tiny liverworts, lichens and fungi have been found growing on the pronotum and wing case of many Choeradodis mantids; these appear to be opp
Choeradodis rhombicollis
species of insect
Gonatista grisea
species of insect
Thesprotia graminis
species of insect
Phyllovates chlorophaea
species of insect
Stagmomantis floridensis
species of insect
Brunneria borealis
species of insect
Stagmomantis montana
species of praying mantis
Yersiniops sophronica
species of insect
Yersiniops solitaria
species of insect
Litaneutria skinneri
species of insect
Stagmomantis gracilipes
species of insect
Mantoida nitida
species of insect
Pseudovates arizonae
species of insect
Choeradodis rhomboidea
species of insect
Thesprotia
genus of insects
Pseudovates
Pseudovates is a genus of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. There are more than 20 described species in the genus Pseudovates, and are found in North, Central, and South America.
Thesprotia caribea
species of insect
Gonatista major
species of insect
Gonatista
Gonatista is a genus of praying mantises in the family Epaphroditidae.
Thesprotia insolita
species of insect
Oligonicella
Oligonicella is a wide-ranging genus of mantises in the family Thespidae. It is represented in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
Parastagmatoptera simulacrum
species of insect
Gonatista phryganoides
species of insect
Phasmomantis sumichrasti
species of insect
Yersiniops newboldi
species of insect
Thesprotia filum
species of insect
Litaneutria pacifica
species of insect
Thesprotia macilenta
species of mantises
Litaneutria ocularis
species of mantises
Litaneutria obscura
species of insect
Epaphrodita lobivertex
species of insect
Mantoida fulgidipennis
species of insect