MantodeaArchimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis)
Once classified in the Orthoptera, Mantises are classified in the order Mantodea.
The Mantodea are insects that with over 2,400 species, across 460 genera, in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae (“mantids”).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Mantodea
An example of convergent evolution, is Ditaxis biseriata in the order Neuroptera. This insect looks like the working end of a Preying Mantis (order Mantodea), but is in fact a totally unrelated Mantid Lacewing.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Neuroptera
- Superfamily: Mantispoidea
- Family: Mantispidae
- Genus: Ditaxis
- Species: Ditaxis biseriate
Footnote & References
- Mantis, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 June 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
MantodeaArchimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis)
OrthopteraAustralian Orthopteroid Index Garden Mantis Grasshoppers Blistered Pyrgomorph Coryphistes sp Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis) Macrotona Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata) Katydids (family Tettigoniidae) Phaneropterinae Psedna nana (Variable Psedna Grasshopper) Toadhopper (Buforania crassa)
InsectsInsects Life Cycle… Bees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Mantodea Moths Neuroptera Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub
