Thespinae

Subfamily of praying mantises From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thespinae is a subfamily of mantises in the family Thespidae. There are 16 genera and at least 40 described species: found in most continents.[1][2][3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superorder:Dictyoptera
Order:Mantodea
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Thespinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Family: Thespidae
Subfamily: Thespinae
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Genera

The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Thespinae:[4]

Tribe Oligonychini
  • Subtribe Oligonychina
  • Subtribe Pogonogasterina
    • Carrikerella Hebard, 1921
    • Pogonogaster Rehn, 1918
    • Thesprotiella Giglio-Tos, 1915
Tribe Thespini
  • Macromusonia Hebard, 1922
  • Musonia Stal, 1877
  • Musoniola Giglio-Tos, 1917
  • Paramusonia Rehn, 1904
  • Pseudomusonia Werner, 1909
  • Thespis Serville, 1831

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