Polyspilota

Genus of insects

Polyspilota
Polyspilota aeruginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Tenoderinae
Tribe: Tenoderini
Subtribe: Polyspilotina
Genus: Polyspilota
Burmeister, 1838

Polyspilota is a genus of praying mantises in the family Mantidae.[1] Species of the genus are native to Africa.[2]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Polyspilota:[1]

  • Polyspilota aeruginosa (Madagascan marbled mantis / Flag mantis)
  • Polyspilota caffra
  • Polyspilota comorana
  • Polyspilota griffinii (Griffin mantis)
  • Polyspilota magna
  • Polyspilota montana
  • Polyspilota pavani
  • Polyspilota robusta
  • Polyspilota saussurei
  • Polyspilota seychelliana
  • Polyspilota voelzkowiana

References

  1. ^ a b "genus Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ^ "Genus Polyspilota". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
Taxon identifiers
Polyspilota
  • Wikidata: Q10637146
  • Wikispecies: Polyspilota
  • BOLD: 303854
  • CoL: 8NXST
  • GBIF: 1405470
  • iNaturalist: 149123
  • IRMNG: 1203360
  • Mantodea Species File: 1184269
  • NCBI: 444977
  • Open Tree of Life: 123579


  • v
  • t
  • e