Sibylla (mantis)
| Sibylla | |
|---|---|
 | |
| S. pretiosa in South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Sibyllidae |
| Subfamily: | Sibyllinae |
| Tribe: | Sibylini |
| Genus: | Sibylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Sibylla Stal, 1856 | |
Sibylla is a genus of mantises in the family Sibyllidae consisting of 13 species.[1] They have a long and thin prothorax with lateral and dorsal projections. The head bears an erect process with four sideways spikes.[2]
Subgenera, species, subspecies
- Genus: Sibylla
- Sibylla
- Sibylla dives (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
- Sibylla dolosa (Roy, 1975)
- Sibylla gratiosa (Rehn, 1912)
- Sibylla limbata (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
- Sibylla maculosa (Roy, 1996)
- Sibylla marmorata (Roy, 1996)
- Sibylla polyacantha (Gerstaecker, 1889)
- Sibylla pretiosa (Stål, 1856)
- Sibyllopsis
- Sibylla griffinii (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
- Sibylla operosa (Roy, 1996)
- Sibylla pannulata (Karsch 1894)
- Sibylla punctata (Roy, 1996)
- Sibylla vanderplaetseni (Roy, 1963)
- Sibylla
See also
References
- ↑ ITIS Catalogue of Life
- ↑ Picker, Mike; et al. (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
- ↑ Mantodea.speciesfile.org: Genus Sibylla
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