Acanthops
Sign in to saveAcanthops is a genus of mantises in the family Acanthopidae, containing 20 species that can be found in Central and South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderMantodea
- FamilyAcanthopidae
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- Parent taxon
- Acanthopidae
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Acanthops is a genus of mantises in the family Acanthopidae, containing 20 species that can be found in Central and South America.
== Description == Most species in Acanthops are colloquially referred to as the dead leaf mantis, a common name also used for species in several other mantid genera.