Stagmomantis

Stagmomantis
Adult female Stagmomantis carolina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Tribe: Stagmomantini
Genus: Stagmomantis
Saussure, 1869[1]
Synonyms
  • Auromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
  • Bactromantis Kirby, 1904
  • Leptococe Rehn, 1911
  • Oromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
  • Stauromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917

Stagmomantis is a genus of mantis consisting of 24 species found in the Americas.

Description

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

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]

Adult female S. carolina

Species

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
  • Subgenus Longicorpus Anderson, 2020
  • Subgenus Nigralora Anderson, 2020
  • Subgenus Oromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
    • S. nahua Saussure, 1869
    • S. vicina Saussure, 1870
  • Subgenus Parviletum Anderson, 2020
    • S. fraterna Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Subgenus Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869
  • Subgenus Stauromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
    • S. pagana Saussure, 1870
    • S. parvidentata Beier, 1931
    • S. theophila Rehn, 1904
  • Subgenus Tenuecedes Anderson, 2020
  • Subgenus Uromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
    • S. heterogamia Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
    • S. venusta Saussure & Zehntner, 1894

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Saussure, Henri (1869). "Essai d'un Système des Mantides". Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 3 (2): 49–73. doi:10.5169/seals-400254.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ "Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869". Catalogue of Life (Database). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Kris (2020). "Revision of Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869". SOOTHSAYER Journal of Mantodea Research. 1 (1) – via ResearchGate.
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