Liturgusa is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution.
The behaviour of Liturgusa species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other mantises, they do not only ambush their prey, but also use an active hunting method at high walking speed.
Species
The Mantodea Species File lists:
- Liturgusa actuosa <small>Rehn, 1951</small>
- Liturgusa algorei <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa bororum <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa cameroni <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa cayennensis <small>Saussure, 1869</small> - type species
- Liturgusa charpentieri <small>Giglio-Tos, 1927</small>
- Liturgusa cura <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa cursor <small>Rehn, 1951</small>
- Liturgusa dominica <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa fossetti <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa guyanensis <small>La Greca, 1939</small>
- Liturgusa kirtlandi <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa krattorum <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa lichenalis <small>Gerstaecker, 1889</small>
- Liturgusa manausensis <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa maroni <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa maya <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1894</small>
- Liturgusa milleri <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa neblina <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa nubeculosa <small>Gerstaecker, 1889</small>
- Liturgusa purus <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa stiewei <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa tessae <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa trinidadensis <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
- Liturgusa zoae <small>Svenson, 2014</small>
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