''Brancsikia'' 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 in the new (2019)
family
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Majangidae
The Majangidae are a revived (2019) family of praying mantids from Madagascar.
As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, this family consists of genera in two subfamilies previously placed in the Liturgusidae (Majanginae) and Deroplatyin ...
and the monotypic
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Brancsikiinae; it was previously placed in the
Deroplatyinae
Deroplatyinae is a subfamily in the new (2019) family Deroplatyidae, containing species found in South-East Asia.
Tribes and selected genera
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists the following:
* tribe Deroplatyini
** subtribe Deroplatyina
*** '' ...
.
Species
There are now two species in the genus ''Brancsikia'', listed in the ''Mantodea Species File'':
Mantodea.speciesfile.org genus Brancsikia Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
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*'' Brancsikia aeroplana'' Lamberton, 1911
*''Brancsikia freyi
''Brancsikia freyi'' is the type species in its genus of praying mantids: in the family ''Majangidae''.
See also
*Dead leaf mantis
Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is mo ...
'' Brancsik, 1893 (synonym: '' Brancsikia simplex'') - type species
See also
*Dead leaf mantis
Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus ''Deroplatys'' because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include '' D. d ...
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q11841830
Mantodea genera
Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
Taxa named by Leo Zehntner