Aetaella

Aetaella
Aetaella pluvisilvae in Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Leptomantellidae
Genus: Aetaella
Hebard, 1920

Aetaella[1] is a genus of praying mantids, in the family Leptomantellidae.[2] It has previously been placed as a subgenus of Leptomantella[3] and species in this group have been recorded from Asia; especially Philippines and Sri Lanka.[2]

Species

The Mantodea Species File lists:[2]

  1. Aetaella bakeri Hebard, 1920 - type species (Philippines)
  2. Aetaella pluvisilvae Henry, 1931 (Sri Lanka)

References

  1. ^ Hebard (1920) Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 72: 44.
  2. ^ a b c 1185167 Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 18 August 2021)
  3. ^ Beier (1935) Genera Insect. 203: 17.
  • Data related to Leptomantellidae at Wikispecies