Mantispa

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Mantispa
File:Mantispa styriaca.jpg
Mantispa styriaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Mantispidae
Subfamily: Mantispinae
Genus: Mantispa
Illiger, 1798
Synonyms

Amycla Rafinesque, 1815
Mantispilla Enderlein, 1910

Mantispa[1] is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae[2] and subfamily Mantispinae of the order Neuroptera. Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).[3]

Etymology

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The genus name Mantispa comes from "mantis" and "pagana", from the species name Mantis pagana.[4].

Description

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The defining characteristic of Mantispa is the presence of dark, short, thick setae on the mesothorax and occiput (rear head segment).[5]

Species

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The Catalogue of Life lists:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Illiger JKW (1798) Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens. Johann Jacob Gebauer, Halle.: i-xlii; 1-510.
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  3. ^ GBIF: Mantispa Illiger, 1798
  4. ^ Merriam-Webster Dictionary]
  5. ^ Snyman LP, Sole CL, Ohl M (2018) A revision of and keys to the genera of the Mantispinae of the Oriental and Palearctic regions (Neuroptera: Mantispidae). Zootaxa 4450(5): 501–549.
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