Myrmecomantis

Ant mantis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Genus:
Giglio-Tos, 1913
Species:
M. atra
Binomial name
Myrmecomantis atra
Giglio-Tos, 1913

Myrmecomantis is a genus of praying mantises in the family Nanomantidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Myrmecomantis atra, commonly known as the ant mantis.[1] It is a species that relies upon ant mimicry for protection even as an adult.

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References

  1. ^ "genus Myrmecomantis Giglio-Tos, 1913: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.


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