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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Phyllovates
Genus
Phyllovates
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
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1
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See Also
Pseudovates
Print References
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2
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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
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v belov
Last updated 28 February, 2016 - 8:05pm