''Oligonicella'' is a wide-ranging
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 family
Thespidae
Thespidae is a family of Neotropical insects in the order Mantodea. Following a major revision of this order in 2019, the old-world subfamilies Haaniinae and Hoplocoryphinae, previously placed here, have been upgraded to family level.
Subfamil ...
. It is represented in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in the genus include:
Tree of Life Web Project (2005), Species list from Ehrmann (2002).
*'' Oligonicella bolliana, O. bolliana''
*'' O. brunneri'' — Europe.
*'' O. punctulata''
*'' O. scudderi'' — North America.
*'' O. striolata''
*'' O. tessellata''
See also
*List of mantis genera and species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
References
Thespidae
Mantodea of Africa
Mantodea of Asia
Mantodea of Europe
Mantodea of North America
Mantodea genera
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