''Aethalochroa'' is a genus 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 ...
in the family
Toxoderidae.
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Species
There are six recognized species listed in secondary sources:[
The revision by Schwarz and Unnahachote (2025) recognizes the following taxa within ''Aethalochroa'', including ''Oestomantis'' as a ]subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
rather than a distinct genus:
See also
* List of mantis genera and species
References
Toxoderidae
Mantodea genera
Mantodea of Asia
Taxa named by James Wood-Mason
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