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 hav ...
belonging to the family
Gonypetidae
The ''Gonypetidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Gonypeta''. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy; the subfamily Iridopteryginae having ...
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Gonypetyllis liliputana
''Gonypetyllis'' is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Gonypetidae
The ''Gonypetidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantids, based on the type genus '' Gonypeta''. The name was created by Westwood and it has been revived as par ...
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Gonypetyllis micra
''Gonypetyllis'' is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Gonypetidae.
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''Gonypetyllis'' is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Gonypetidae
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Gonypetyllis semuncialis
''Gonypetyllis semuncialis'' is one of the smallest species of praying mantis and "scarcely reach(es) one centimeter in length."Gonypetidae