''Hymenopus''
[Serville JGA (1831) ''Annls Sci. nat.'' 22: 46.] is a genus of
flower mantis
Flower mantises are praying mantis species that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey, but avoid predators as well. These insects have specific colorations and behaviors that ...
es belonging 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 ...
. This genus is widespread in the
tropical forest
Tropical forests (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Some tropical fores ...
s of East Asia.
Species
* ''
Hymenopus bicornis''
Latreille, 1807
* ''
Hymenopus coronatoides''
Wang, Liu & Yin, 1994
* ''
Hymenopus coronatus
''Hymenopus coronatus'' is a mantis from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is known by various common names including walking flower mantis and (pink) orchid mantis. It is one of several species known as flower mantises from their resemb ...
''
(Olivier, 1792) - Malaysian orchid mantis
References
External links
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Biolib
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Hymenopodidae
Mantodea genera
Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville