Liturgusa
Sign in to saveLiturgusa is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Liturgusidae
- Collections
- UNM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), USNM, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARAN· (UFPR )
- Recorded in
- French Guiana, United States, Costa Rica, Brasil
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- Lichen Mantis (Liturgusa maya) (6788306847).jpg
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Liturgusa is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution.
The behaviour of Liturgusa species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other mantises, they do not only ambush their prey, but also use an active hunting method at high walking speed.
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