Oxyothespis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Dictyoptera
Ordo: Mantodea

Familia: Mantidae
Subfamilia: Oxyothespinae
Tribus: Oxyothespini
Genus: Oxyothespis
Species: O. acuticeps – O. alata – O. apostata – O. bifurcata – O. brevicollis – O. brevipennis – O. dumonti – O. flavipennis – O. longicollis – O. longipennis – O. mammilata – O. maroccana – O. meridionalis – O. nilotica – O. noctivaga – O. parva – O. pellucida – O. persica – O. philbyi – O. senegalensis – O. sudanensis – O. tricolor – O. villiersi – O. wagneri
Name

Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870
Synonymy
Oxythespis Saussure, 1871

Oxyothespis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae.[1][2] Members of this genus have been called grass mantises.
Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Oxyothespis:[3]

Oxyothespis acuticeps
Oxyothespis alata
Oxyothespis apostata
Oxyothespis bifurcata
Oxyothespis brevicollis
Oxyothespis brevipennis
Oxyothespis dumonti (North African grass mantis)
Oxyothespis flavipennis
Oxyothespis longicollis
Oxyothespis longipennis
Oxyothespis mammillata
Oxyothespis maroccana
Oxyothespis meridionalis
Oxyothespis nilotica
Oxyothespis noctivaga
Oxyothespis parva
Oxyothespis pellucida
Oxyothespis persica
Oxyothespis philbyi
Oxyothespis senegalensis
Oxyothespis sudanensis
Oxyothespis tricolor
Oxyothespis villiersi
Oxyothespis wagneri