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
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Tree of Life - Empusa

[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

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