Mantispa
Sign in to saveMantispa is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae of the order Neuroptera. Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderNeuroptera
- FamilyMantispidae
Observations5,095
Groupinsecta
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Mantispa is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae of the order Neuroptera. Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).
== Etymology == The genus name Mantispa comes from "mantis" and "pagana", from the species name Mantis pagana..