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Family Mantispidae - Mantidflies

Climaciella · Dicromantispa · Leptomantispa · (Synonomized due to its range being restricted to the Old World) · Plega

Genus Climaciella
Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea Climaciella brunnea nocturnal curiosity - Climaciella brunnea Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea Climaciella brunnea? - Climaciella brunnea - female Climaciella brunnea Another mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea Climacielle brunnea ovipositing on a grass leaf! - Climaciella brunnea - female

Genus Dicromantispa
Praying Mantis? - Dicromantispa sayi Mantid - back - Dicromantispa sayi What in the World? - Dicromantispa Mantidfly - Dicromantispa Mantidfly - Dicromantispa Very small mantid - Dicromantispa sayi Mantispid, first one. ID please! - Dicromantispa interrupta Mantidfly - Dicromantispa sayi

Genus Leptomantispa
Leptomantispa pulchella California mantidfly - Leptomantispa pulchella Mantispid - Leptomantispa pulchella Mantisfly Gathering_2008 - Leptomantispa pulchella Leptomantispa pulchella Leptomantispa pulchella Mantispid - Leptomantispa pulchella Mantispid - Leptomantispa pulchella

Genus Mantispa - (Synonomized due to its range being restricted to the Old World)

Genus Plega
Mantispid Plega - Plega Which Mantis Fly? - Plega Which Mantis Fly? - Plega Neuropteran irony - Plega Mantispids are gluttons! - Plega - female Antlion - Plega Mantispidae - Plega Mantispidae - Plega - male


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