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| Acanthopini | |
|---|---|
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| Metilia amazonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Acanthopidae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthopinae |
| Tribe: | Acanthopini |
Acanthopini (from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning "spine", and ὅψ (óps), meaning "eye") is a tribe of mantises in the family Acanthopidae. Ii is the only tribe in the subfamily Acanthopinae and contains eight genera and 37 species.
Genera
[edit]The following genera are recognised in the tribe Acanthopini:[1]
- Acanthops (Serville, 1831)
- Decimiana (Uvarov, 1940)
- Lagrecacanthops Roy, 2004
- Metacanthops Agudelo, Maldaner & Rafael, 2019
- Metilia (Stal, 1877)
- Miracanthops Roy, 2004
- Plesiacanthops Chopard, 1913
- Pseudacanthops (Saussure, 1870)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "subfamily Acanthopinae: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.