Parasphendale
| Parasphendale | |
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| Parasphendale affinis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Miomantidae |
| Subfamily: | Miomantinae |
| Genus: | Parasphendale Schulthess-Schildler, 1898 |
Parasphendale is a genus of mantis in the family Miomantidae, found in East Africa. All of the members of this genus are known as budwing mantises, due to their short wings in females.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus Parasphendale:
- Parasphendale affinis Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Parasphendale africana Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Parasphendale agrionina Gerstaecker, 1869 (The type species)
- Parasphendale albicosta Chopard, 1938
- Parasphendale arabukosokokei Borer & Ehrmann, 2022
- Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904
- Parasphendale ghindana Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Parasphendale gracilicollis Beier, 1930
- Parasphendale minor Schulthess-Schildler, 1898
- Parasphendale scioana Giglio-Tos, 1915
- Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930
- Parasphendale vincta Gerstaecker, 1869 (Synonym of P. agrionina)
References
- ↑ "Parasphendale Schulthess-Schildler, 1898". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ↑ "genus Parasphendale Schulthess-Schildler, 1898: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
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