Mantodea Burmeister, 1838

Mantis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 valid species and about 430 genera (Otte & Spearman 2012) in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the species are in the family Mantidae. The English common name for any species in the order is "praying mantis" (Bullock 1812), because of the typical "prayer-like" attitude with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits (Partington 1837, National Geographic Society 2011)
​Family: ​Hymenopodidae ​Giglio-Tos, 1927
​Genera: Ceratomantis, Creobroter, Hymenopus, Odontomantis
Ceratomantis saussurii.jpg
Ceratomantis saussurii
Creobroter gemmatus, Thailand Flower Mantis.jpg
Creobroter gemmatus
Creobroter pictipennis.jpg
Creobroter pictipennis
Hymenopus coronatus.jpg
Hymenopus coronatus
Asian Ant Mantis.jpg
Odontomantis planiceps
​Family: Iridopterygidae ​Giglio-Tos, 1919
Genera: ​Tropidomantis
Tropidomantis tenera.jpg
Tropidomantis tenera
​Family: ​Liturgusidae ​Giglio-Tos, 1919
Genera: ​Humbertiella
Humbertiella indica.jpg
Humbertiella indica
​Family: ​Mantidae ​Burmeister, 1838
​Genera: Acromantis​, Amantis, Ambivia, Hierodula, Mantis, Rhombodera, Statilia, Tenodera
Acromantis gestri.jpg
Acromantis gestri
Amantis reticulata.jpg
Amantis reticulata
Ambivia undata.jpg
Ambivia undata
Hierodula patellifera.jpg
Hierodula patellifera
Mantis religiosa siedleckii.jpg
Mantis religiosa siedleckii
Rhombodera basalis.jpg
Rhombodera basalis
Rhombodera fusca, Giant Marble Shield Mantis.jpg
Rhombodera fusca
Statilia maculata.jpg
Statilia maculata maculata
Tenodera sinensis.jpg
Tenodera sinensis
Praying Mantis Thailand.jpg
Tenodera sp.
Family: Phylliidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Genera: Phyllium
Phyllium (Phyllium) westwoodii.jpg
Phyllium (Phyllium) westwoodii