Iris (mantis)
Iris | |
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Iris oratoria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Eremiaphilidae |
Subfamily: | Iridinae |
Genus: | Iris Saussure, 1869 |
Iris is a genus of praying mantis found in Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe with one species, Iris oratoria, being introduced to North America in the south-western United States.[1][2]
Species[]
The following species are recognised in the genus Iris:[3]
- Iris narzykulovi
- Iris oratoria (Mediterranean mantis)
- Iris orientalis
- Iris polystictica
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "First exact records of Mediterranean Mantis, Iris oratoria (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Tarachodidae) from Croatia". Vol. 61, no. 1. 2012. ISSN 1211-3026.
- ^ APUS.RU Богомол пятнистый - Iris polystictica page
- ^ "genus Iris Saussure, 1869: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
Categories:
- Tarachodidae
- Insects of Africa
- Mantodea genera
- Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
- Tarachodidae stubs