Mantodea (Mantids)
Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Mantodea
The mantises are a small but popular order of insects, around 2,400 species have been described worldwide. They are generally ambush predators with large eyes and forelegs that are covered in spines and adapted for seizing prey.
For more information on mantodea in general click here
Trinidad & Tobago Mantodea
In Trinidad and Tobago there are 19 species known to be present. Various papers have been written examining behaviour and taxonomy of the local fauna.
For a detailed list of species and a key see:
Greener & Rutherford - T&T Mantids
For profiles of selected species click here
UWIZM Collections
In the museum there are five drawers containing over 250 individual specimens from the CABI and UWI collections.
Families in the collections include:
Acanthopidae, Liturgusidae, Mantidae, Mantoidae, Mantoididae, Thespidae
Highlights
Drawer of large mantids
Tithrone roseipennis a small mantid with one red and one green wing case
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Last updated 28 June 2018