''Liturgusa'' is the type genus of praying mantises of the family

Liturgusidae Liturgusidae is a family of praying mantids in the new (2019) Neotropical superfamily Acanthopoidea. A substantial number of genera, previously placed here, have recently been moved to the new or revived other families: * Dactylopterygidae * ...

. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution. The behaviour of ''Liturgusa'' species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other mantises, they do not ambush their prey, but use an active hunting method at high walking speed.

Species

The ''Mantodea Species File''Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 04 July 2021)
/ref> lists: *'' Liturgusa actuosa'' Rehn, 1951 *'' Liturgusa algorei''

Svenson Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson, Swinson or Swanson) is the ninth most common Swedish family name, there are about 88,000 people with the name in the population register. The name literally means "son of Sven", or "Sven's so ...

, 2014 *'' Liturgusa bororum'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa cameroni'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa cayennensis'' Saussure, 1869 - type species *''

Liturgusa charpentieri ''Liturgusa'' is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution. The behaviour of ''Liturgusa'' species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1927 *'' Liturgusa cura'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa cursor'' Rehn, 1951 *'' Liturgusa dominica'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa fossetti'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa guyanensis'' La Greca, 1939 *'' Liturgusa kirtlandi'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa krattorum'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa lichenalis'' Gerstaecker, 1889 *'' Liturgusa manausensis'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa maroni'' Svenson, 2014 *''

Liturgusa maya ''Liturgusa maya'' is a species of praying mantis in the family Liturgusidae Liturgusidae is a family of praying mantids in the new (2019) Neotropical superfamily Acanthopoidea. A substantial number of genera, previously placed here, have ...

'' Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 *''

Liturgusa milleri ''Liturgusa'' is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution. The behaviour of ''Liturgusa'' species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other ...

'' Svenson, 2014 *''

Liturgusa neblina ''Liturgusa'' is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution. The behaviour of ''Liturgusa'' species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other ...

'' Svenson, 2014 *''

Liturgusa nubeculosa ''Liturgusa'' is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution. The behaviour of ''Liturgusa'' species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other ...

'' Gerstaecker, 1889 *'' Liturgusa purus'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa stiewei'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa tessae'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa trinidadensis'' Svenson, 2014 *'' Liturgusa zoae'' Svenson, 2014

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10567967 Mantodea genera Liturgusidae