Chaeteessa

Chaeteessa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Chaeteessidae
Genus: Chaeteessa
Burmeister, 1838
Synonyms
  • Chaetessa Saussure, 1869
  • Hoplophora Perty, 1833

Chaeteessa is a genus of mantis. It is the only extant member of the family Chaeteessidae, the most primitive lineage of living mantises. It contains six species found in South America:[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ "genus Chaeteessa Burmeister, 1838: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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