Brunneria is a genus of praying mantises in family Mantidae. They are often called stick mantis for their slender shape and the species of the genus are native to the Americas.
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| Brunneria borealis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Coptopterygidae |
| Genus: | Brunneria Saussure, 1869 |
Taaxonomy and systematics
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Brunneria:[1]
- Brunneria borealis (Brunner's mantis, Brunner's stick mantis)[2][3][4]
- Brunneria brasiliensis (Brazilian stick mantis)[5]
- Brunneria gracilis
- Brunneria grandis
- Brunneria longa
- Brunneria subaptera (small-winged stick mantis)[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "genus Brunneria Saussure, 1869: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ [1] Dichotomous Key to Species of Mantids that may occur in Florida
- ^ Department of Entomology and Nematology of the University of Florida. "Slide Index". Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ [2] Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Phasmids in Cyberspace
- ^ a b Texas A&M University. "FAMILY Mantidae Burmeister, 1838". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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