Yersinia (mantis)

Yersinia is a monotypic genus of mantis from the family Amelidae.^[2] It is found from Mexico through Nicaragua.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Mantodea

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Yersinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Amelidae
Genus:	Yersinia Saussure, 1869
Species:	Y. mexicana
Binomial name
Yersinia mexicana Saussure, 1869[1]
Synonyms[2]
Genus: Ameles Saussure, 1871 Species: Yersinia aztecus Saussure, 1859

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The genus is represented by the single species, Yersinia mexicana, commonly called the Mexican jumping mantis,^[3] or Mexican ground mantis.^{[citation needed]}