Schizocephala

<i>Schizocephala</i>

Schizocephala

Genus of praying mantises

Schizocephala is a genus of praying mantises in the monotypic tribe Schizocephalini. It is represented by a single species, Schizocephala bicornis.[2] It is distributed across Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Sunda Islands.[3]

Quick Facts Schizocephala, Scientific classification ...
  • Schizocephala bicornis at Bangalore
  • Indian Stick Mantis closeup
  • Indian Stick Mantis Size
  • Original description by Carl Linnaeus

References

  1. [1]
    Serville, J. G. A.-S. (1831). "Revue méthodique des insectes de l'ordre des Orthoptères". Annales des Sciences Naturelles. 22 (86): 28–65, 134–167, 262–292.
  2. [2]
    "species Schizocephala bicornis Linne, 1758: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. [3]
    Mukherjee, Tushar Kanti; Iyer, Geetha; Chatterjee, Parbati (2017-02-26). "Twenty-three new records of mantodea (Insecta) from some states of India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 9 (2): 9829–9839. doi:10.11609/jott.1936.9.2.9829-9839. ISSN 0974-7907.
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