Schizomantodea
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 430 genera in 15 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining...
14 branches of this group, most-observed first
Mantoidea
superfamilyMantoidea
Eremiaphiloidea
superfamilyEremiaphiloidea
Hymenopoidea
superfamilyHymenopoidea
Acanthopoidea
superfamilyAcanthopoidea
Thespoidea
superfamilyThespoidea
Nanomantoidea
superfamilyNanomantoidea
Gonypetoidea
superfamilyGonypetoidea
Miomantoidea
superfamilyMiomantoidea
Epaphroditoidea
superfamilyEpaphroditoidea
Chroicopteroidea
superfamilyChroicopteroidea
Hoplocoryphoidea
superfamilyHoplocoryphoidea
Haanioidea
superfamilyHaanioidea
Galinthiadoidea
superfamilyGalinthiadoidea
Metallyticoidea
superfamilyMetallyticoidea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1097013.