Pseudoharpax

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Pseudoharpax
Pseudoharpax virescens (adult female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Galinthiadidae
Genus: Pseudoharpax
Saussure, 1870
Synonyms

Harpagites

Pseudoharpax[1] is a genus of African praying mantids in the family Galinthiadidae.[2]

Species

The Mantodea Species File lists:[2]

  1. Pseudoharpax abyssinicus Beier, 1930
  2. Pseudoharpax beieri La Greca, 1950
  3. Pseudoharpax crenaticollis La Greca, 1954
  4. Pseudoharpax dubius La Greca, 1954
  5. Pseudoharpax erythraeus Giglio-Tos, 1915
  6. Pseudoharpax francoisi Bolivar, 1908
  7. Pseudoharpax nigericus Giglio-Tos, 1915
  8. Pseudoharpax parallelus La Greca, 1954
  9. Pseudoharpax ugandanus Giglio-Tos, 1915
  10. Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839 - type species (P. virescens virescens)
  • Dead adult female Pseudoharpax virescens
    Dead adult female Pseudoharpax virescens
  • Dead adult female P. virescens
    Dead adult female P. virescens
  • P. virescens nymph, probably in the second-instar stage
    P. virescens nymph, probably in the second-instar stage
  • P. virescens nymphs threatening each other, in the older nymphal stages, probably subadult
    P. virescens nymphs threatening each other, in the older nymphal stages, probably subadult
  • Mating pair of P. virescens
    Mating pair of P. virescens
  • Adult female P. virescens laying an ootheca
    Adult female P. virescens laying an ootheca
  • P. virescens hatching
    P. virescens hatching
  • First instar P. virescens nymph
    First instar P. virescens nymph

References

  1. ^ Saussure, Henri de (1870). "Additions au Système des Mantides". Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 3 (5): 241.
  2. ^ a b Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 5 August 2021)