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Empusidae
Empusidae is a family of plant-mimicking mantisesSvenson, Gavin J., et al. "Of flowers and twigs: phylogenetic revision of the plant‐mimicking praying mantises (Mantodea: Empusidae and Hymenopodidae) with a new suprageneric classification." Systematic Entomology 40.4 (2015) (see Mantodea), consisting of 10 genera, in two subfamilies. Unlike many other mantis families, the Empusidae are a Monophyly, monophyletic lineage.Khokhar, Jawaid A., and N. M. Soomro. "A Comparative Study of Structural Adaptations of Mouthparts in Mantodea From Sindh." Pakistan J. Zool 41.1 (2009): 21-27.Svenson, Gavin J., and Michael F. Whiting. "Phylogeny of Mantodea based on molecular data: evolution of a charismatic predator." Systematic Entomology 29.3 (2004): 359-370. 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 sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empusidae
Empusidae is a family of plant-mimicking mantisesSvenson, Gavin J., et al. "Of flowers and twigs: phylogenetic revision of the plant‐mimicking praying mantises (Mantodea: Empusidae and Hymenopodidae) with a new suprageneric classification." Systematic Entomology 40.4 (2015) (see Mantodea), consisting of 10 genera, in two subfamilies. Unlike many other mantis families, the Empusidae are a Monophyly, monophyletic lineage.Khokhar, Jawaid A., and N. M. Soomro. "A Comparative Study of Structural Adaptations of Mouthparts in Mantodea From Sindh." Pakistan J. Zool 41.1 (2009): 21-27.Svenson, Gavin J., and Michael F. Whiting. "Phylogeny of Mantodea based on molecular data: evolution of a charismatic predator." Systematic Entomology 29.3 (2004): 359-370. 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 sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idolomantis
''Idolomantis'' is a monotypic genus of praying mantises in the family Empusidae. It contains the single species, ''Idolomantis diabolica'', commonly known as the devil's flower mantis or giant devil's flower mantis. It is one of the largest species of praying mantises, and is possibly the largest that mimics flowers. Description ''Idolomantis diabolica'' is a large mantis of the family Empusidae. Females grow to be about in length and males to about . It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its threat display is magnificently colored, with red, white, blue, purple, and black. Anatomy The basic anatomical structure of ''I. diabolica'' is similar to most species of the order Mantodea, but the morphology of each species varies according to its native habitat, and this species is modified somewhat to enhance its floral mimicry. Head The head of ''I. diabolica'' contains three vital components: compound eyes, antennae, and mandible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongylus Gongylodes
''Gongylus gongylodes'', also known as the wandering violin mantis, ornate mantis, or Indian rose mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, it is not a particularly aggressive species and often kept as a pet. The mantis is especially known for swaying its body back and forth to imitate a stick flowing in the wind. It primarily feeds on flying insects. Its native range is in southern India and Sri Lanka. It can reach up to long. The males of the species are capable of flight. They are a communal species, in that they are able to live and breed in large groups, without unnecessary cannibalism. Adult females are about 10cm (3 in) and adult males are about 9 cm. Its specific name ''gongylodes'' means "roundish" in Greek, from the same word as its generic epithet '' Gongylus''. Range They are found in India, Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idolomorpha
''Idolomorpha'' is a genus of mantises in the family Empusidae. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ... References Empusidae Mantodea genera {{Mantodea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blepharodes
''Blepharodes'' is a genus of North African mantis in the family Empusidae. Species The Mantodea Species File' currently includes: # ''Blepharodes candelarius'' Bolivar 1890 # ''Blepharodes cornutus'' Schulthess 1894 # ''Blepharodes parumspinosus'' Beier 1930 # ''Blepharodes sudanensis'' Werner 1907 See also *List of mantis genera and species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4926137 Mantodea of Africa Blepharodes, Empusidae Mantodea genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongylus
''Gongylus'' is a genus of praying mantises in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, at least one species (''Gongylus gongylodes'') is kept as a pet by hobbyists. Males of the species are capable of flight. The Greek word () means ‘round’. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ... References Empusidae Mantodea genera {{Mantodea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantodea
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. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers (Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mantis Genera And Species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 genus, genera. 75 of these genera are in the Family (biology), family Mantidae (the mantids), which formerly was sole family recognized within the order. In some cases, common names in the English language are loosely applied to several different members of a particular genus, or even for species in various genera. For example, "giant Asian mantis" is used for various members of ''Hierodula'', "dead leaf mantis" may refer not only to various species of ''Deroplatys'', but to all brown mantises that use leaf mimicry for camouflage. "flower mantis" refers to numerous mantises, especially those belonging to or similar to those of genus ''Creobroter'', and so on. ---For citation of common nomenclature and additional references, see individua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khomeyn County
Khomeyn County ( fa, شهرستان خمین) is in Markazi province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Khomeyn. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,840 in 29,888 households. The following census in 2011 counted 107,368 people in 33,327 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 105,017 in 34,611 households. The county of Khomeyn is located to the south of Markazi province, in a fertile plain. The climate is moderate mountainous inclining to a semi-desert. Winters are cold and summers are moderate. This county lies at a distance of 323 km. from Tehran. The name "Khomeyn" was primarily mentioned in a book named ''The History of Prophets and Kings''. Subterranean canals (qanats), sewers and its famous fire-temple are among the pre-Islamic relics. This region was called the center of Kamareh 200 years ago. The county is currently famous as the birthplace of Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution. His father's hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empusa (mantis)
''Empusa'' is a genus of praying mantids in the family Empusidae and tribe Empusini. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India. ''Empusa'' Illiger, 1798 Species *'' E. binotata'' Serville, 1839 *'' E. fasciata'' Brulle, 1832 *'' E. guttula'' ( Thunberg, 1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metathorax
The metathorax is the posterior of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the third pair of legs. Its principal sclerites ( exoskeletal plates) are the metanotum (dorsal), the metasternum (ventral), and the metapleuron (lateral) on each side. The metathorax is the segment that bears the hindwings in most winged insects, though sometimes these may be reduced or modified, as in the flies (Diptera), in which they are reduced to form halteres, or flightless, as in beetles (Coleoptera), in which they may be completely absent even though forewings are still present. All adult insects possess legs on the metathorax. In most groups of insects, the metanotum is reduced relative to the mesonotum. In the suborder Apocrita of the Hymenoptera, the first abdominal segment is fused to the metathorax, and is then called the propodeum. See also *Glossary of entomology terms *Insect morphology *Mesothorax *Prothorax *Thorax (insect anatomy) The thorax is the midsection ( tagma) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
