Nemotha
Genus of praying mantises
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Nemotha[1][2] is a genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae: tribe Anaxarchini, containing a single described species, Nemotha metallica.[3] The genus was previously placed in the Iridopterygidae,[2] and two species have been placed in the revived genus Tricondylomimus.[4] It is found in Asia.
| Nemotha metallica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Hymenopodinae |
| Tribe: | Anaxarchini |
| Genus: | Nemotha Wood-Mason, 1884 |
| Species: | N. metallica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemotha metallica Westwood, 1845 | |
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