Thesprotia graminis
Thesprotia graminis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Thespidae |
Genus: | Thesprotia |
Species: | T. graminis
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Binomial name | |
Thesprotia graminis Scudder, 1877
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Thesprotia graminis, the American grass mantis or grass-like mantis, is a species of mantis native to the Southern United States.[1] It is found in Florida and Georgia.[2][3] This species can reproduce parthenogenetically or through sexual reproduction. T. graminis is similar in appearance to Brunneria borealis.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Thesprotia graminis Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dichotomous Key to Species of Mantids that may occur in Florida
- ^ Bugs in Cyberspace Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mantis (Thesprotia graminis)
- ^ Texas A&M University Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Thesprotia (genus)
- Insects of the United States
- Mantodea of North America
- Fauna of the Southeastern United States
- Insects described in 1877
- Mantidae stubs