Stagmomantis montana

Stagmomantis montana (Rehn, 1935), common name Mountain mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Stagmomantis. They are native to Mexico and Central America. S. montana sinaloae has been identified as a subspecies.[1]

Stagmomantis montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Mantidae
Genus:
Stagmomantis
Species:
S. montana
Binomial name
Stagmomantis montana
(Rehn, 1935)
A Praying mantis female with two males on its back in Apuseni Mountains,Romania

References
  1. Rehn, J.A.G., 1935. On certain Mexican and Central American species of Melliera and Stagmomantis (Orthoptera: Mantidae) Transactions of the American Entomological Society


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