Biology:Pseudovates

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Pseudovates is a genus of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. There are more than 20 described species in the genus Pseudovates, and are found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 22 species belong to the genus Pseudovates:

  • Pseudovates arizonae Hebard, 1935 (Arizona Unicorn Mantis)
  • Pseudovates bidens Fabricius, 1775
  • Pseudovates brasiliensis Toledo Piza, 1982
  • Pseudovates brevicollis (Orofino, Ippolito & Lombardo, 2006)
  • Pseudovates brevicornis Stal, 1877
  • Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836 (Texas Unicorn Mantis)
  • Pseudovates cingulata Drury, 1773
  • Pseudovates cornuta Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates denticulata Saussure, 1870
  • Pseudovates gracilicollis (Orofino, Ippolito & Lombardo, 2006)
  • Pseudovates hofmanni Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates iheringi Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates longicollis Stal, 1877
  • Pseudovates minor Saussure, 1872
  • Pseudovates paraensis Saussure, 1871
  • Pseudovates parallela de Haan, 1842
  • Pseudovates parvula Westwood, 1889
  • Pseudovates peruviana Rehn, 1911 (Peruvian Stick Mantis)
  • Pseudovates spinicollis Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates stolli (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)
  • Pseudovates tolteca Saussure, 1859
  • Pseudovates townsendi Rehn, 1904
  • Pseudovates tripunctata Burmeister, 1838

Taxonomy

The genus Pseudovates was formerly part of three separate genera. (Phyllovates, Pseudovates, and Hagiotata). A recent taxonomic revision synonomized them and are now classified under the genus Pseudovates.

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Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q10644726 entry