Polyspilota
{{Short description|Genus of insects}}
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| image = Madagascan Marbled Mantis (Polyspilota aeruginosa) (13924050322).jpg
| image_caption = Polyspilota aeruginosa
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| taxon = Polyspilota
| authority = Burmeister, 1838
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Polyspilota is a genus of praying mantises in the family Mantidae.{{Cite web|title=genus Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838: Mantodea Species File|url=http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1184269|access-date=2021-07-10|website=mantodea.speciesfile.org}} Species of the genus are native to Africa.{{cite web |title=Genus Polyspilota |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/149123-Polyspilota |website=iNaturalist |access-date=2021-06-05 |language=en-US}}
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus Polyspilota:
- Polyspilota aeruginosa (Madagascan marbled mantis / Flag mantis)
- Polyspilota caffra
- Polyspilota comorana
- Polyspilota griffinii (Griffin mantis)
- Polyspilota magna
- Polyspilota montana
- Polyspilota pavani
- Polyspilota robusta
- Polyspilota saussurei
- Polyspilota seychelliana
- Polyspilota voelzkowiana
References
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