''Oligonyx'' is a genus 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.
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Oligonyx'':
* ''
Oligonyx bicornis''
Saussure, 1869
* ''
Oligonyx bidens''
Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
* ''
Oligonyx dohrnianus''
Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
* ''
Oligonyx insularis''
Bonfils, 1967
* ''
Oligonyx maya''
Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
See also
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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 genera
Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
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