''Phasmomantella''
[Vermeersch XHC (2018) ''Phasmomantella'' gen. nov., a spectacular new genus of praying mantis from southern Central Vietnam (Mantodea, Mantidae, Deroplatyinae, Euchomenellini). ''European Journal of Taxonomy'' 442: 1–17.] is an genus of
praying mantids
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references ...
placed in the tribe
Euchomenellini
Euchomenellini is a recently (2017) restored, southeast Asian tribe of mantises. It is now placed in the new (2019) family Deroplatyidae, genera having previously been placed in the Angelidae: which now consists only of neotropical mantises.
Ge ...
and family
Deroplatyidae. The two known species appear to be endemic to Vietnam.
[Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 2 September 2019)]
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Species
The ''Mantodea Species File''[ lists:
* '' Phasmomantella pallida'' (Roy, 2001) - reassigned from '']Euchomenella
''Euchomenella''Giglio-Tos E (1916) ''Bull. Soc. ent. Ital.'' 47: 35,40. is a genus of mantids and typical of the tribe Euchomenellini
Euchomenellini is a recently (2017) restored, southeast Asian tribe of mantises. It is now placed in the n ...
'' ( Nha Trang, Vietnam)
* ''Phasmomantella nuichuana
''Phasmomantella''Vermeersch XHC (2018) ''Phasmomantella'' gen. nov., a spectacular new genus of praying mantis from southern Central Vietnam (Mantodea, Mantidae, Deroplatyinae, Euchomenellini). ''European Journal of Taxonomy'' 442: 1–17. is ...
'' Vermeersch, 2018 – type species (Núi Chúa National Park
Núi Chúa National Park ( vi, Vườn quốc gia Núi Chúa, links=no), formerly Núi Chúa Nature Reserve is a national park in the province of Ninh Thuận Province, on the border with Khánh Hòa Province, South Central Coast, Vietnam. F ...
, Vietnam)
References
External links
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Mantodea genera
Insects of Southeast Asia