Empusa (mantis)

{{Short description|Genus of praying mantises}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Empusa pennata 20071021.jpg

| image_caption = Empusa pennata

| taxon = Empusa

| authority = Illiger, 1798Illiger KW (1798) Verz. Kafer Preuss.

| synonyms =

• Ampusa Rambur, 1839
• Phantoma Risso, 1826

}}

Empusa is a genus of praying mantids in the family Empusidae{{cite web |url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/search/all/key/empusa/match/1 |title=Empusa |work=Catalogue of Life |date=January 3, 2011 |accessdate=February 7, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and tribe Empusini. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India.[https://www.gbif.org/species/1406718 GBIF]: Empusa Illiger, 1798