''Stagmomantis'' is a
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 ...
consisting of 21
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 ...
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 native to the Americas.
Dichotomous key to species of Mantids that may occur in Florida
Species
*'' Stagmomantis californica, S. californica''
*'' S. carolina''
*'' S. coerulans''
*'' S. colorata''
*'' S. costalis''
*'' S. domingensis''
*'' S. floridensis''
*'' S. fraterna''
*'' S. gracilipes''
*'' S. hebardi''
*'' S. limbata''
*'' S. marginata''
*'' S. maya''
*'' S. montana''
*'' S. nahua''
*'' S. pagana''
*'' S. parvidentata''
*'' S. theophila''
*'' S. tolteca''
*'' S. venusta''
*'' S. vicina''
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
Stagmomantinae
Mantodea genera
Mantodea of North America
Mantodea of South America
Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
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