Amantis Explained

Amantis is a genus of praying mantids native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean^[1] and now belongs to the monotypic tribe Amantini of the subfamily Iridopteryginae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Amantis:

• Amantis aeta Hebard, 1920
• Amantis aliena Beier, 1930
• Amantis basilana Hebard, 1920
• Amantis biroi Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Amantis bolivari Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Amantis fuliginosa Werner, 1931
• Amantis fumosana Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Amantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Amantis hainanensis Tinkham, 1937
• Amantis indica Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Amantis irina Saussure, 1870
• Amantis lofaoshanensis Tinkham, 1937
• Amantis longipennis Beier, 1930
• Amantis malayana Westwood, 1889
• Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908
• Amantis philippina Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Amantis reticulata Haan, 1842 type species (Malesia)
• Amantis saussurei Bolivar, 1897
• Amantis subirina Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Amantis testacea Werner, 1931
• Amantis tristis Werner, 1933
• Amantis vitalisi Werner, 1927

Notes and References

1. http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Amantis