Epaphrodita
Genus of praying mantises
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Epaphrodita is a genus of praying mantids in the family Epaphroditidae.[1] It is the type genus of its family.[3] It is distributed in Hispaniola and Saint Lucia.[4]
| Epaphrodita | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Epaphroditidae |
| Subfamily: | Epaphroditinae |
| Genus: | Epaphrodita Serville, 1831[1][2] |
Species
There are two[4] or three recognized species:[1][2]
- Epaphrodita lobivertex Lombardo & Perez-Gelabert, 2004
- Epaphrodita musarum Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 (=Epaphrodita dentifrons Saussure, 1872)
- Epaphrodita undulata Saussure, 1870
Moulin and colleagues consider Epaphrodita undulata a synonym of Epaphrodita musarum.[4]
