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Nemotha

Nemotha is a genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae: tribe Anaxarchini, containing a single described species, Nemotha metallica. The genus was previously placed in the Iridopterygidae, and two species have been placed in the revived genus Tricondylomimus. It is found in Asia.

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Nemotha metallica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Subfamily: Hymenopodinae
Tribe: Anaxarchini
Genus: Nemotha
Wood-Mason, 1884
Species:
N. metallica
Binomial name
Nemotha metallica
Westwood, 1845
Synonyms
  • Mantis metallica Westwood, 1845
  • Micromantis metallica Saussure, 1871

Nemotha12 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.

References

References

  1. Wood-Mason (1884) Annals Mag. nat. Hist. 5 13: 35.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 8 October 2018)
  4. Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 20 July 2019)
External links
  • Data related to Nemotha at Wikispecies