Empusidae
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Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster.
Roy, R. 2004. Critical re-arrangements in the family Empusidae and phylogenetic relationships (Dictyoptera, Mantodea). Revue Francaise d'Entomologie (Nouvelle Serie) 26(1):1-18.
Information on the Internet
- The Empusid Praying Mantises of South Africa. Compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Blepharopsis mendica |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult Male |
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| Reference | M. Beier. 1934. Mantodea. Fam. Mantidae. Subfam. Sibyllinae and Empusinae. Genera Insectorum de P. Wytsman 197:1-10 |
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| Sex | Female |
| Scientific Name | Empusa pennata |
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| Location | Cartagena, Murcia, Espaņa |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Empusa pennata |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2007 joaquinportela |
| Scientific Name | Gongylus gongylodes |
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| Location | Originally from southern India |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | L4 Nymph |
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