Mantidae
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| Large brown mantid, Archimantis latistyla | |
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Mantidae
Burmeister, 1838
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Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the Mantidae family, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae,[1] while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank.
Many species are found in North America, the three most common being the European Mantis (Mantis religiosa), the Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), and the Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). Of these, only the last is native to the continent - the European and Chinese species were introduced in the 20th century as predators in an attempt to control pest populations in gardens.
Many mantises prey on Polybia occidentalis, a swarm founding wasp. As the wasps leave the nest to forage, the mantises will prey on them.[2]
Subfamilies and tribes
Additional images
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Adult female Tenodera sinensis
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Adult female Ameles decolor
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Adult female Deroplatys desiccata photographed at Bristol Zoo in 2007
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Two adult female Mantis religiosa
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1st instar Deroplatys lobata nymph on a hand
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Adult female Deroplatys lobata
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Adult male Deroplatys lobata
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Adult female Tenodera aridifolia, probably Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia
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An adult female Tenodera aridifolia eating a male Tenodera aridifolia, probably Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia
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An adult female Tenodera aridifolia angustipennis
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Underside of an adult female Tenodera sinensis
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Adult female Tenodera sinensis Maryland, USA
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Adult female Tenodera sinensis on an arm
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Molting sub-adult Tenodera sinensis
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Adult female Tenodera sinensis, photographed in Photo taken in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Tenodera sinensis ootheca, photographed in Photo taken in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Adult male Tenodera sinensis
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Adult female Tenodera australasiae
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An adult female Iris oratoria from Gruissan, Southern France, on Pinus sp
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Adult female Iris oratoria
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An adult female Iris oratoria in a deimatic or threat pose
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Adult male Iris oratoria
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Adult male Mantis religiosa from Southern France, Clape near Narbonne-Plage
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Mantis religiosa mating, brown one is male and the female is green, from Lower Austria
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A mantis ootheca
See also
References
- ↑ Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster
- ↑ Bouwma, Andrew M., Peter E. Bouwma, Erik V. Nordheim, and Robert L. Jeanne. "Adult Mortality Rates in Young Colonies of a Swarm-founding Social Wasp (Polybia Occidentalis)." Journal of Zoology 260.1 (2003): 11-16. Google Scholar. 1 May 2003. Web. 24 Sept. 2014. <http://scholar.google.com>.
- ↑ http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=15
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