The mantises: predatory insects with enlarged, spined forelegs folded in a distinctive 'praying' posture and used to seize prey in a rapid strike, along with a highly mobile, triangular head capable of turning to track movement.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Empusa pennata (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Hymenopus coronatus
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Hymenopus coronatus
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Blepharopsis mendica
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ131250, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Mantodea
Wikidata Q131250, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Empusa pennata (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Empusa pennata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Hymenopus coronatus
Parent Taxon Of: Hymenopus coronatus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikipedia: Mantis
WikipediaIn Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, Lead
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Hymenopus coronatus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), Taxon record
"order": "Mantodea"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Blepharopsis mendica
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Thistle Mantis, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Thistle Mantis, Taxon record
"order": "Mantodea"
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