Empusa (mantis)

Empusa
Empusa pennata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Empusidae
Subfamily:	Empusinae
Genus:	Empusa Illiger, 1798[1]
Synonyms
Ampusa Rambur, 1839 Phantoma Risso, 1826

Empusa is a genus of praying mantids in the family Empusidae^[2] and tribe Empusini. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India.^[3]

Species

• E. binotata Serville, 1839
• E. fasciata Brulle, 1832
• E. guttula (Thunberg, 1815)
• E. hedenborgii Stål, 1871
• E. longicollis Ramme, 1950
• E. neglecta Paulian, 1958
• E. pauperata (Fabricius, 1781)
• E. pennata (Thunberg, 1815)
• E. pennicornis Pallas, 1773
• E. romboidea Lindt, 1976
• E. simonyi Krauss, 1902
• E. spinosa Krauss, 1902
• E. uvarovi Chopard, 1921

References

1. Illiger KW (1798) Verz. Kafer Preuss.
2. "Empusa". Catalogue of Life. January 3, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. GBIF: Empusa Illiger, 1798

External links

• Tree of Life - Empusa