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Thesprotia (mantis)
''Thesprotia'' is a genus of mantises commonly known as grass mantis. They are native to the Americas and are represented by the following species: Texas A&M University * '' Thesprotia brasiliensis'' (Brazilian grass mantis) * '' Thesprotia brevis'' * '' Thesprotia caribea'' (Caribbean grass mantis) * '' Thesprotia filum'' * '' Thesprotia fuscipennis'' * '' Thesprotia gigas'' * '' Thesprotia graminis'' (American grass mantis) * '' Thesprotia infumata'' * '' Thesprotia insolita'' * '' Thesprotia macilenta'' * '' Thesprotia maculata'' * '' Thesprotia pellucida'' * '' Thesprotia simplex'' * '' Thesprotia subhyalina'' See also * Grass mantis * 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 Insects of South America Mantodea o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesprotia
Thesprotia (; el, Θεσπρωτία, ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital and largest town is Igoumenitsa. Thesprotia is named after the Thesprotians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region in antiquity. History Thesprotia was part of the proto-Greek region in the late Bronze Age in which Greek archaic toponyms are were densely found. In antiquity, the territory of modern Thesprotia was inhabited by the ancient Greek tribe of Thesprotians and was bordered by the neighboring regions of Molossia to the north and Chaonia to the east. Thesprotia was part of the Epirote League before it was annexed by Rome where it became part of the Roman province of Epirus. After the fragmentation of the Roman Empire into East and West, it was part of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire until the late Middle Ages, except for a period of Bulgarian rule in the 9th-11th centuries. In c. 1430 it fell to the Ottomans. From the 8th-9th unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
