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Chaeteessa

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Chaeteessa is a genus of mantis. It is the only extant member of the family Chaeteessidae, the most primitive lineage of living mantises. It contains six species found in South America:

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderMantodea
  5. FamilyChaeteessidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
8
Family
Chaeteessidae
Collections
UMNH, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV)
Recorded in
Panama, Brazil

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Parent taxon
Chaeteessidae
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Chaeteessa is a genus of mantis. It is the only extant member of the family Chaeteessidae, the most primitive lineage of living mantises. It contains six species found in South America:

== Species == Chaeteessa burmeisteri Chaeteessa caudata Chaeteessa filata Chaeteessa nana Chaeteessa nigromarginata Chaeteessa valida

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