Rivetina

Rivetina is a genus of praying mantises in the family Rivetinidae.[1]

Rivetina
Rivetina balcanica female, Lesbos, Greece
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Rivetinidae
Subfamily:	Rivetininae
Genus:	Rivetina Berland & Chopard, 1922
Species
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The genus Rivetina contains species of the ground mantis, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Rivetina:

• Rivetina asiatica Mistshenko, 1967
• Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839 (Ground Mantis)
• Rivetina balcanica Kaltenbach, 1963
• Rivetina beybienkoi Lindt, 1961
• Rivetina buettikeri Kaltenbach, 1982
• Rivetina byblica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
• Rivetina caucasica Saussure, 1871
• Rivetina compacta Lindt, 1980
• Rivetina crassa Mistshenko, 1949
• Rivetina dentata Mistshenko, 1967
• Rivetina deserta Mistshenko, 1967
• Rivetina dolichoptera Schulthess, 1894
• Rivetina elegans Mistshemko, 1967
• Rivetina excellens La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
• Rivetina fasciata Thunberg, 1815
• Rivetina feisabadica Lindt, 1961
• Rivetina gigantea Kaltenbach, 1991
• Rivetina gigas Saussure, 1871
• Rivetina grandis Saussure, 1872
• Rivetina inermis Uvarov, 1922
• Rivetina iranica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
• Rivetina karadumi Lindt, 1961
• Rivetina karateginica Lindt, 1961
• Rivetina laticollis La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
• Rivetina monticola Mistshenko, 1956
• Rivetina nana Mistshenko, 1967
• Rivetina pallida Kaltenbach, 1984
• Rivetina parva Lindt, 1980
• Rivetina pulisangini Lindt, 1968
• Rivetina rhombicollis La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
• Rivetina similis Lindt, 1980
• Rivetina syriaca Saussure, 1869
• Rivetina tarda Lindt, 1980
• Rivetina varsobica Lindt, 1968

See also

• Ground Mantis
• List of mantis genera and species
• Mantodea by location

References

1. Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist