Stagmomantis is a genus of mantis consisting of 22 species found in the Americas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Tribe: | Stagmomantini |
| Genus: | Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869[1] |
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Description
editStagmomantis species are medium sized, generally measuring around four to six centimeters, with females being larger than males. Individuals can be mixes of green and brown, as well as gray. Both males and females have wings, with males' being noticeably larger. Despite having shorter wings, female Stagmomantis are larger in length and breadth.[2]
Environment
editSpecies can be found throughout North and South America, ranging from around 40° N in the United States to 8° S in Brazil. Stagmomantis can be found in a variety of habitats, from arid to tropical regions, including grasslands, desserts, rainforests, and even urban environments.[2]
Species
editThere are 22 recognized species of Stagmomantis,[3] with S. montana having the additional subspecies S. montana sinaloae.[2]
- S. californica Rehn & Hebard, 1909
- S. carolina Johansson, 1763[a]
- S. coerulans Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. colorata Hebard, 1922
- S. costalis Burmeister, 1838
- S. domingensis Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
- S. floridensis Davis, 1919
- S. fraterna Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. gracilipes Rehn, 1907
- S. hebardi Rehn, 1935
- S. limbata Hahn, 1835
- S. marginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
- S. maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. montana Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. nahua Saussure, 1869
- S. pagana Saussure, 1870
- S. parvidentata Beier, 1931
- S. parvula Goeze, 1778
- S. theophila Rehn, 1904
- S. tolteca Saussure, 1861
- S. venusta Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. vicina Saussure, 1870
See also
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Media related to Stagmomantis at Wikimedia Commons- List of mantis genera and species
Notes
edit- ^ There is debate on if the authorship of Centuria Insectorum (where S. carolina was originally described as Gryllus carolinus)[2] should be attributed to Carl Linnaeus or Boas Johansson
References
edit- ^ Saussure, Henri (1869). "Essai d'un Système des Mantides". Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 3 (2): 49–73.
- ^ a b c d Maxwell, M.R. (February 21, 2014). "A synoptic review of the genus Stagmomantis (Mantodea: Mantidae)". Zootaxa. 3765 (6). Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 501–525. eISSN 1175-5334. ISSN 1175-5326.
- ^ "Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869". Catalogue of Life (Database). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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