Amantis is a genus of praying mantids native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean and now belongs to the monotypic tribe Amantini of the subfamily Iridopteryginae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Amantis:
- Amantis aeta <small>Hebard, 1920</small>
- Amantis aliena <small>Beier, 1930</small>
- Amantis basilana <small>Hebard, 1920</small>
- Amantis biroi <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
- Amantis bolivari <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
- Amantis fuliginosa <small>Werner, 1931</small>
- Amantis fumosana <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
- Amantis gestri <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
- Amantis hainanensis <small>Tinkham, 1937</small>
- Amantis indica <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
- Amantis irina <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
- Amantis lofaoshanensis <small>Tinkham, 1937</small>
- Amantis longipennis <small>Beier, 1930</small>
- Amantis malayana <small>Westwood, 1889</small>
- Amantis nawai <small>Shiraki, 1908</small>
- Amantis philippina <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
- Amantis reticulata <small>Haan, 1842</small> type species (Malesia)
- Amantis saussurei <small>Bolivar, 1897</small>
- Amantis subirina <small>Giglio-Tos, 1915</small>
- Amantis testacea <small>Werner, 1931</small>
- Amantis tristis <small>Werner, 1933</small>
- Amantis vitalisi <small>Werner, 1927</small>
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