''Bolbe'' is a
genus
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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 ...
es, sometimes called by the
common name
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ground mantis, that are found in Australia.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
Tree of Life Project
*'' Bolbe lowi''
*'' Bolbe maia''
*'' Bolbe nigra ''
*'' Bolbe pallida''
*'' Bolbe pygmaea''
See also
* List of Australian stick insects and mantids
This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia.
Common species
* Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan''
* Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata''
* Large brown mantis, '' Archimantis latistyla''
* Monster ...
* :Mantodea of Oceania
* 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
Mantodea of Oceania
Insects of Australia
Nanomantidae
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