Stagmomantis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Tribe: | Stagmomantini |
| Genus: | Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869[1] |
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Stagmomantis is a genus of mantis consisting of 24 species found in the Americas.
Description
[edit]Stagmomantis species are medium sized, generally measuring around four to six centimeters, with females being larger than males. Individuals can be mixes of green and brown, as well as gray. Both males and females have wings, with males' being noticeably larger. Despite having shorter wings, female Stagmomantis are larger in length and breadth.[2]
Environment
[edit]Species can be found throughout North and South America, ranging from around 40° N in the United States to 8° S in Brazil. Stagmomantis can be found in a variety of habitats, from arid to tropical regions, including grasslands, deserts, rainforests, and even urban environments.[2]
Species
[edit]There are 24 recognized species of Stagmomantis,[3] with S. montana having the additional subspecies S. montana sinaloae.[2]
Subgenera[4]
- Subgenus Auromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- S. limbata Hahn, 1935
- S. montana Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- Subgenus Longicorpus Anderson, 2020
- S. floridensis Davis, 1919
- Subgenus Nigralora Anderson, 2020
- S. clauseni Garikipati, 2024
- S. colorata Hebard, 1922
- S. wheelerii Thomas, 1875
- Subgenus Oromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Subgenus Parviletum Anderson, 2020
- S. fraterna Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- Subgenus Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869
- S. carolina Linné, 1763
- S. conspurcata Serville, 1839
- S. hebardi Rehn, 1935
- S. resacae Anderson, 2021
- S. thoracica Rehn, 1911
- S. tolteca Saussure, 1861
- Subgenus Stauromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- S. pagana Saussure, 1870
- S. parvidentata Beier, 1931
- S. theophila Rehn, 1904
- Subgenus Tenuecedes Anderson, 2020
- S. gracilipes Rehn, 1907
- Subgenus Uromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- S. heterogamia Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. venusta Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
Gallery
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Closeup of a Stagmomantis limbata -
Adult Male Sonoran Tiger Mantis (Stagmomantis clauseni) -
Adult female Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina Mantis) -
Stagmomantis floridensis -
Stagmomantis theophila (Thorny-armed Mantis)
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Saussure, Henri (1869). "Essai d'un Système des Mantides". Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 3 (2): 49–73. doi:10.5169/seals-400254.
- ^ a b c Maxwell, M.R. (February 21, 2014). "A synoptic review of the genus Stagmomantis (Mantodea: Mantidae)". Zootaxa. 3765 (6). Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 501–525. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3765.6.1. eISSN 1175-5334. ISSN 1175-5326. PMID 24870918.
- ^ "Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869". Catalogue of Life (Database). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Kris (2020). "Revision of Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869". SOOTHSAYER Journal of Mantodea Research. 1 (1) – via ResearchGate.
External links
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Media related to Stagmomantis at Wikimedia Commons
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