Mantises of Africa

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Ameles is a wide-ranging genus of praying mantises represented in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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Phyllocrania is a genus of mantis in the family Hymenopodidae, commonly known as Ghost Mantises.

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Perlamantis is a genus of praying mantids in the family Amorphoscelidae. Species records are from Northern Africa and the Iberian peninsula.

Danuria is a genus of African praying mantids in the family Deroplatyidae.

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Amorphoscelis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Amorphoscelidae; records of occurrence are from Africa and tropical Asia.

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Pseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantises. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia, but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot. The species are easily reared in captivity.

Statilia is a genus of praying mantis in the subfamily Mantinae, erected by Carl Stål in 1877. Statilia species live in Australia, Africa, Asia and Pacific islands and species often resemble dead or living grass.

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Hapalomantis (from Ancient Greek απαλος (hapalos), meaning "delicate", and "mantis") is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Nanomantidae. It is distributed in Africa.

Galinthias is an African genus of praying mantises (order Mantodea); it is the type genus for the new family Galinthiadidae.

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Cilnia is a genus of praying mantises in the family Miomantidae that is native to Africa.

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

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Blepharopsis mendica is a species of praying mantis found in North Africa, parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and southern Asia, and on the Canary Islands, and the sole member of the genus Blepharopsis. Egyptian flower mantis, thistle mantis, and Arab mantis are among its common names.

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Hoplocorypha is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Thespidae.

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