''Acromantis japonica'',
common name
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Japanese boxer mantis, is a
species
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of
praying mantis
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 ha ...
found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China.
Texas A&M University It was described by John Obadiah Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...
in 1889. ''Acromantis japonica'' belongs to the family Hymenopodidae
Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive ...
[Westwood (1889), Rev. Mantid.] and subfamily Acromantinae
Acromantinae is a subfamily of the mantis family Hymenopodidae which contains two tribes and about 13 genera.
Tribes and genera
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
Tribe Acromantini
*'' Acromantis'' Saussure, 1870
*'' Ambivia'' Stal, 1877
* ...
.[Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org genus Acromantis Saussure, 1870]
Retrieval date: January 14th 2016 No subspecies are listed.
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
Japonica
Mantodea of Asia
Insects of Japan
Insects of China
Insects of Korea
Insects described in 1889
Taxa named by John O. Westwood
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