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Mantodea

Insect Orders

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.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Mantodea 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Jurassic 4
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
2500 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Empusa pennata, Species
Source Empusa pennata (Wikidata)
European Mantis, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Hymenopus coronatus, Species
Source Wikidata: Hymenopus coronatus
Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Hymenopus coronatus
Praying Mantis, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Thistle Mantis, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Blepharopsis mendica
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ131250, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Mantodea
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2523
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Mantodea
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Mantodea" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 154.8 ... "early_interval": "Kimmeridgian"
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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, Lead
Quote, 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.
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Hymenopus coronatus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), Taxon record
"order": "Mantodea"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Blepharopsis mendica
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Thistle Mantis, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Thistle Mantis, Taxon record
"order": "Mantodea"
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