Aetaella Explained

Aetaella^[1] is a genus of praying mantids, in the family Leptomantellidae. It has previously been placed as a subgenus of Leptomantella (i.e. as Leptomantis [Aetaella])^[2] and species in this group have been recorded from Asia; especially Borneo.^[3]

Species

The Mantodea Species File lists:^[3]

1. Aetaella bakeri Hebard, 1920 - type species
2. Aetaella pluvisilvae Henry, 1931

Notes and References

1. Hebard (1920) Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 72: 44.
2. Beier (1935) Genera Insect. 203: 17.
3. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID= 1185167 Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 18 August 2021)