Ameles

For the arctiid moth genus erroneously named Ameles by Walker in 1855, see Aemilia (moth).
Ameles
Adult European dwarf mantis (A. spallanzania)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Amelinae
Genus: Ameles
Burmeister, 1838

Ameles is a wide-ranging genus of praying mantises represented in Africa, Asia, and Europe by species such as:[1]

See also

References

  1. Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
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