''Oxyothespis'' is a genus of
praying mantis in the family
Toxoderidae
Toxoderidae is a family of praying mantises.
Subordinate taxa
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
Subfamily Compsothespinae
*Genus '' Compsothespis'' Saussure, 1872
Subfamily Heterochaetinae
*Genus ' Westwood, 1845
Subfamily Oxyothespinae
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. Members of this genus have been called
grass mantis
Grass mantis is a common name mostly given to various species of praying mantis that mimic grass or other slender vegetation. Species to which this name has been applied include but are not limited to:
*'' Glabromantis mexicana'' (Mexican grass ma ...
es.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Oxyothespis'':
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Oxyothespis acuticeps''
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Oxyothespis alata''
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Oxyothespis apostata''
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Oxyothespis bifurcata''
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Oxyothespis brevicollis''
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Oxyothespis brevipennis''
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Oxyothespis dumonti'' (North African grass mantis)
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Oxyothespis flavipennis''
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Oxyothespis longicollis''
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Oxyothespis longipennis''
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Oxyothespis mammillata''
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Oxyothespis maroccana''
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Oxyothespis meridionalis''
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Oxyothespis nilotica''
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Oxyothespis noctivaga''
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Oxyothespis parva''
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Oxyothespis pellucida''
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Oxyothespis persica''
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Oxyothespis philbyi''
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Oxyothespis senegalensis''
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Oxyothespis sudanensis''
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Oxyothespis tricolor''
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Oxyothespis villiersi''
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Oxyothespis wagneri''
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
Mantidae
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