Nemotha
Nemotha[1][2] is an Asian genus of praying mantids in the family Hymenopodidae: tribe Anaxarchini, contatining a single described species, Nemotha metallica.[3] The genus was previously placed in the Iridopterygidae,[2] and two species have been placed in the revived genus Tricondylomimus.[4]
| Nemotha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Genus: | Nemotha Wood-Mason, 1884 |
| Species: | N. metallica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemotha metallica Westwood, 1845 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mantis metallica Westwood, 1845 | |
Species
The type species Nemotha metallica Westwood, 1845[5] (as Mantis metallica) - has reverted to a monotypic taxon.
The Catalogue of Life[2] still lists:
- N. coomani - now Tricondylomimus coomani Chopard, 1930
- N. mirabiliis - now Tricondylomimus mirabiliis Beier, 1935
References
- Wood-Mason (1884) Annals Mag. nat. Hist. 5 13: 35.
- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 8 October 2018)
- Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 20 July 2019)
- Westwood (1845) Arcana Ent. 2: 51.
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