Danuria

Danuria
Male Danuria buchholzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Deroplatyidae
Subfamily: Popinae
Tribe: Popini
Genus: Danuria
Stål, 1856
Species

14 species (see text)

Synonyms
  • Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 1907
  • Daniura Saussure, 1869

Danuria is a genus of African praying mantids in the family Deroplatyidae.

Males are mesopterous and measure 50–90 mm (2.0–3.5 in) in length. Females are micropterous and measure 61–100 mm (2.4–3.9 in) in length.

Species

There are 14 recognized species in two subgenera:

Subgenus Danuria (Danuria) Stål, 1856

Subgenus Danuria (Danuriodes) Giglio-Tos, 1907

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stål, Carolus (1856). "Orthoptera cursoria och Locustina från Cafferlandet". Öfversigt af Konglelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. 13: 165–170.
  2. ↑ "Danuria Stål, 1856". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "genus Danuria Stal, 1856". Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Kaltenbach, Alfred P. (1998). "Unterlagen für eine Monographie der Mantodea (Insecta) des südlichen Afrika: 2. Bestimmungstabellen für die höheren Taxa, Nachträge zum Artenbestand" (PDF). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B. 100: 19–59.