Coptopterygidae
Family of praying mantises
| Coptopterygidae | |
|---|---|
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| Brunneria borealis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Coptopterygidae |
Coptopterygidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea. There are at least 2 genera and more than 20 described species in Coptopterygidae.[1][2][3]
Genera
These two genera belong to the family Coptopterygidae:
- Brunneria Saussure, 1869 (Brunner's stick mantis)
- Coptopteryx Saussure, 1869
References
Further reading
- Agudelo Rondón, Antonio Arnovis; Lombardo, Francesco & Jantsch, Lauro José (2007). "Checklist of the neotropical mantids (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Mantodea)" (PDF). Biota Colombiana. 8 (2): 105–158.
- Brannoch, S. K.; Wieland, F.; Rivera, J.; Klass, K-D; et al. (2017). "Manual of praying mantis morphology, nomenclature, and practices (Insecta, Mantodea)". ZooKeys (696): 1–100. doi:10.3897/zookeys.696.12542. PMC 5673847. PMID 29200926.
- Svenson, Gavin J. & Whiting, Michael F. (2004). "Phylogeny of Mantodea based on molecular data: evolution of a charismatic predator". Systematic Entomology. 29 (3): 359–370. doi:10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00240.x. S2CID 83959942.
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