Family:
Amorphoscelidae
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Dictyoptera
> Mantodea (mantids)
The Amorphoscelidae are small mantids and includes two
sub-families, the Amorphoscelinae from the Mediterranean and Oriental
regions and Africa, and the Paraoxypilinae from the sub-Saharan Africa
and Australian regions. Mantids in this family often have prominent
projections on their head and their cryptic patterns render them inconspicuous when resting on tree bark. Page by Dawn Larsen |