Stagmomantis
{{Short description|Genus of mantis}}
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| image = Stagmomantis carolina Kaldari 05 cropped.jpg
| image_caption = Adult female Stagmomantis carolina
| taxon = Stagmomantis
| authority = Saussure, 1869{{Cite journal |last=Saussure |first=Henri |date=1869 |title=Essai d'un Système des Mantides |url=https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-400254 |journal=Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=49–73|doi=10.5169/seals-400254 }}
| subdivision = 22, see text
| synonyms = * Auromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Bactromantis Kirby, 1904
- Isomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Leptococe Rehn, 1911
- Oromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Stauromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
}}
Stagmomantis is a genus of mantis consisting of 22 species found in the Americas.
Description
Stagmomantis species are medium sized, generally measuring around four to six centimeters, with females being larger than males. Individuals can be mixes of green and brown, as well as gray. Both males and females have wings, with males' being noticeably larger. Despite having shorter wings, female Stagmomantis are larger in length and breadth.{{Cite journal |last=Maxwell |first=M.R. |date=February 21, 2014 |title=A synoptic review of the genus Stagmomantis (Mantodea: Mantidae) |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3765.6.1 |journal=Zootaxa |publisher=Magnolia Press |publication-place=Auckland, New Zealand |volume=3765 |issue=6 |pages=501–525 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3765.6.1 |pmid=24870918 |issn=1175-5326 |eissn=1175-5334 |url-access=subscription}}
Environment
Species can be found throughout North and South America, ranging from around 40° N in the United States to 8° S in Brazil. Stagmomantis can be found in a variety of habitats, from arid to tropical regions, including grasslands, desserts, rainforests, and even urban environments.Image:Stagmomantis dimidiata.jpg]]
Species
There are 22 recognized species of Stagmomantis,{{Cite web |title=Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869 |url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8NZFW |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=Catalogue of Life |type=Database}} with S. montana having the additional subspecies S. montana sinaloae.
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- S. californica Rehn & Hebard, 1909
- S. carolina Johansson, 1763{{efn|There is debate on if the authorship of Centuria Insectorum (where S. carolina was originally described as Gryllus carolinus) should be attributed to Carl Linnaeus or Boas Johansson}}
- S. coerulans Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. colorata Hebard, 1922
- S. costalis Burmeister, 1838
- S. domingensis Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
- S. floridensis Davis, 1919
- S. fraterna Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. gracilipes Rehn, 1907
- S. hebardi Rehn, 1935
- S. limbata Hahn, 1835
- S. marginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
- S. maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. montana Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. nahua Saussure, 1869
- S. pagana Saussure, 1870
- S. parvidentata Beier, 1931
- S. parvula Goeze, 1778
- S. theophila Rehn, 1904
- S. tolteca Saussure, 1861
- S. venusta Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
- S. vicina Saussure, 1870
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See also
Notes
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External links
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Category:Mantodea of North America