''Baissomantis'' is an extinct genus of
mantises
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 ...
in the family
Baissomantidae
Baissomantidae is an extinct family of primitive mantises known from the Cretaceous period. There are two known genera, '' Baissomantis'', known from the Early Cretaceous Zaza Formation of Buryatia, Russia, and '' Labradormantis'' from the mid Cre ...
. There are two described species of ''Baissomantis'' both of which are known from the Early Cretaceous
Zaza Formation
The Zaza Formation is a geological formation located in Buryatia (Russia). It dates to the Lower Cretaceous period. It is Aptian in age and consists of Sandstone, sandstones, Siltstone, siltstones, Marl, marls and bituminous Shale, shales, deposi ...
of
Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
, Russia.
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Species
These two species belong to the genus ''Baissomantis'':
* † '' Baissomantis maculata'' Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994
* † '' Baissomantis picta'' Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994
References
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