''Thesprotia'' 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 commonly known as grass mantis. They are native to
the Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America, North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. ...
and are represented by the following
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 ...
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Thesprotia brasiliensis'' (Brazilian grass mantis)
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Thesprotia brevis''
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Thesprotia caribea'' (Caribbean grass mantis)
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Thesprotia filum''
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Thesprotia fuscipennis''
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Thesprotia gigas''
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Thesprotia graminis'' (American grass mantis)
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Thesprotia infumata''
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Thesprotia insolita''
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Thesprotia macilenta''
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Thesprotia maculata''
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Thesprotia pellucida''
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Thesprotia simplex''
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Thesprotia subhyalina''
See also
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Grass mantis
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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
Insects of South America
Mantodea of North America
Thespidae
Mantodea genera
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