Gongylus
Gongylus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Empusidae |
Subfamily: | Empusinae |
Genus: | Gongylus Thunberg, 1815 |
Species | |
Gongylus is a genus of praying mantises in the family Empusidae.[1] Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, at least one species (Gongylus gongylodes) is kept as a pet by hobbyists. Males of the species are capable of flight.
The Greek word gongýlos (γογγύλος) means ‘round’.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "genus Gongylus Thunberg, 1815: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-01-10.