Acanthops [SEP] parent taxon
Acanthops
Acanthops is a genus in the subfamily Acanthopinae of the family Acanthopidae, containing 20 species that can be found in Central and South America.
Description.
Most species in "Acanthops" are colloquially referred to as the Dead Leaf Mantis, a common name also used for species in several other mantid genera. The genus name translates from the Greek nouns "ἄκανθα" and "ὅψ" as "thorn eye", referring to the presence in all "Acanthops" species of a shorter or longer conical tubercle on
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- "Acanthops falcata"
- "Acanthops fuscifolia"
- "Acanthops godmani"
- "Acanthops occidentalis"
- "Acanthops onorei"
- "Acanthops parafalcata"
- "Acanthops parva"
- "Acanthops royi"
- "Acanthops soukana"
- "Acanthops tuberculata"
See also.
- List of mantis genera and species
External links.
- "Acanthops" entry in Mantodea Species File website
- "Acanthops" images at Project Noah