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Genus Phyllovates

Unicorn pair - Phyllovates chlorophaea - male - female Unicorn eating skipper, frontal view - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female Mexican Unicorn Mantis - Phyllovates chlorophaea Phyllovates female - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female Phyllovates female - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female Texas Unicorn Mantis - Phyllovates chlorophaea Texas Unicorn Mantis - Phyllovates chlorophaea Pseudovates chlorophaea - Phyllovates chlorophaea
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Mantodea (Mantids)
Family Mantidae
Subfamily Vatinae
Genus Phyllovates
Explanation of Names
Phyllovates Kirby 1904
phyllo- 'leaf' + Vates, a similar neotropical genus, 'prophet, soothsayer' (may be of Celtic origin)
Numbers
a single species in our area, 14 spp. total(1)
See Also
Pseudovates
Print References
(2)
Works Cited
1.Otte D., Spearman L., Stiewe M.B.D. Mantodea species file online. Version 5.0
2.How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies
Jacques R. Helfer. 1962. Wm. C. Brown Company.
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 18 August, 2006 - 2:09pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 28 February, 2016 - 8:05pm

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