Harpagomantis is a genus of praying mantises in the family Galinthiadidae found in Africa.[1][2] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Harpagomantis tricolor.

Harpagomantis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Galinthiadidae
Genus: Harpagomantis
Kirby, 1899
Species:
H. tricolor
Binomial name
Harpagomantis tricolor
Linne, 1758
Synonyms

(Genus)

  • Australomantis Rehn, 1901
  • Harpax Serville, 1831

(Species)

  • Harpagomantis cornuta Olivier, 1792
  • Harpagomantis discolor Stal, 1877
  • Harpagomantis lobata Fabricius, 1781
  • Harpagomantis paradoxa Goeze, 1778
  • Harpagomantis quadricornis Stoll, 1813
  • Harpagomantis spinocula Serville, 1839
Copy of the original description of the genus Harpagomantis, published in 1899.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Patel, S.; Singh, G.; Singh, R. (2016). "Global distribution of Empusidae, Eremiaphilidae, Galinthiadidae and Iridopterygidae (Mantodea: Dictyoptera: Insecta): A Checklist". International Journal of Zoological Investigations. 2 (2): 219–236. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ Svenson, G.J.; Hardy, N.B.; Cahill Wightman, H.M.; Wieland, F. (October 2015). "Of flowers and twigs: phylogenetic revision of the plant-mimicking praying mantises (Mantodea: Empusidae and Hymenopodidae) with a new suprageneric classification". Systematic Entomology. 40 (4): 789–834. doi:10.1111/syen.12134. Retrieved 3 May 2017.