Polyspilota

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: Mantinae
Tribus: Polyspilotini
Genus: Polyspilota
Species: P. aeruginosa – P. caffra – P. comorana – P. griffinii – P. magna – P. montana – P. pavani – P. robusta – P. saussurei – P. seychelliana – P. voelzkowiana
Name
Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838

Polyspilota is a genus of praying mantises in the family Mantidae.[1] Species of the genus are native to Africa.[2]
Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Polyspilota:[1]

Polyspilota aeruginosa (Madagascan marbled mantis / Flag mantis)
Polyspilota caffra
Polyspilota comorana
Polyspilota griffinii (Griffin mantis)
Polyspilota magna
Polyspilota montana
Polyspilota pavani
Polyspilota robusta
Polyspilota saussurei
Polyspilota seychelliana
Polyspilota voelzkowiana

References

"genus Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
"Genus Polyspilota". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-06-05.