Stagmomantis montana

Stagmomantis montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Mantidae
Genus:	Stagmomantis
Species:	S. montana
Binomial name
	Stagmomantis montana; (Rehn, 1935)

Stagmomantis montana (Rehn, 1935), common name Mountain mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. They are native to Mexico and Central America. S. montana sinaloae has been identified as a subspecies.[1]

A Praying mantis female with two males on its back in Apuseni Mountains,Romania

References

Rehn, J.A.G., 1935. On certain Mexican and Central American species of Melliera and Stagmomantis (Orthoptera: Mantidae) Transactions of the American Entomological Society

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[1] Rehn, J.A.G., 1935. On certain Mexican and Central American species of Melliera and Stagmomantis (Orthoptera: Mantidae) Transactions of the American Entomological Society