Oxyothespis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae.[1][2] Members of this genus have been called grass mantises.
| Oxyothespis | |
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| Oxyothespis persica, Iran | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Toxoderidae |
| Tribe: | Oxyothespini |
| Genus: | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870 |
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Species
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Oxyothespis:[3]
- Oxyothespis acuticeps
- Oxyothespis alata
- Oxyothespis apostata
- Oxyothespis bifurcata
- Oxyothespis brevicollis
- Oxyothespis brevipennis
- Oxyothespis dumonti (North African grass mantis)
- Oxyothespis flavipennis
- Oxyothespis longicollis
- Oxyothespis longipennis
- Oxyothespis mammillata
- Oxyothespis maroccana
- Oxyothespis meridionalis
- Oxyothespis nilotica
- Oxyothespis noctivaga
- Oxyothespis parva
- Oxyothespis pellucida
- Oxyothespis persica
- Oxyothespis philbyi
- Oxyothespis senegalensis
- Oxyothespis sudanensis
- Oxyothespis tricolor
- Oxyothespis villiersi
- Oxyothespis wagneri
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "Oxyothespis". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "genus Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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