Oxyothespis Philbyi

	Oxyothespis Philbyi ''Oxyothespis philbyi'' is a species of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae. Tree of Life Web Project. 2005 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 philbyi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	Toxoderidae Toxoderidae is a family of praying mantises. Subordinate taxa The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists: Subfamily Compsothespinae Genus '' Compsothespis'' Saussure, 1872 Subfamily Heterochaetinae Genus ' Westwood, 1845 Subfamily Oxyothespinae ;Tribe Heterochaetulini Genus '' Heterochaetula'' Wood-Mason, 1889 ;Tribe Oxyothespini Genus '' Acithespis'' Giglio-Tos, 1916 Genus '' Lobothespis'' La Greca & Lombardo, 1987 Genus '' Oxyothespis'' Saussure, 1870 Genus '' Paraseverinia'' Lombardo, 1991 Genus '' Severinia'' Finot, 1902 Genus '' Sinaiella'' Karsch, 1892 Genus '' Somalithespis'' Lombardo, 1991 Subfamily Toxoderinae Distribution: includes Africa, Middle-East, Asia ;Tribe Aethalochroini Genus '' Aethalochroa'' Wood-Mason, 1877 Genus '' Oestomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1914 Genus '' Pareuthyphlebs'' Werner, 1928 ;Tribe Calamothespini Distribution: Africa Genus '' Belomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1914 Genus '' Calamothespis'' Werner, 1907 Genus '' Toxomantis'' Giglio-Tos, 1914 ;T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	Oxyothespis ''Oxyothespis'' is a genus of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae. Members of this genus have been called grass mantises. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Oxyothespis'': '' Oxyothespis acuticeps'' '' Oxyothespis alata'' '' Oxyothespis apostata'' '' Oxyothespis bifurcata'' '' Oxyothespis brevicollis'' '' Oxyothespis brevipennis'' '' Oxyothespis dumonti'' (North African grass mantis) '' Oxyothespis flavipennis'' '' Oxyothespis longicollis'' '' Oxyothespis longipennis'' '' Oxyothespis mammillata'' '' Oxyothespis maroccana'' '' Oxyothespis meridionalis'' '' Oxyothespis nilotica'' '' Oxyothespis noctivaga'' '' Oxyothespis parva'' '' Oxyothespis pellucida'' '' Oxyothespis persica'' '' Oxyothespis philbyi'' '' Oxyothespis senegalensis'' '' Oxyothespis sudanensis'' '' Oxyothespis tricolor'' '' Oxyothespis villiersi'' '' Oxyothespis wagneri'' See also List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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