Pseudovates is a genus of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. There are more than 20 described species in the genus Pseudovates, and are found in North, Central, and South America.
Species
These 22 species belong to the genus Pseudovates:
- Pseudovates arizonae <small>Hebard, 1935</small> (Arizona Unicorn Mantis)
- Pseudovates bidens <small>Fabricius, 1775</small>
- Pseudovates brasiliensis <small>Toledo Piza, 1982</small>
- Pseudovates brevicollis <small>(Orofino, Ippolito & Lombardo, 2006)</small>
- Pseudovates brevicornis <small>Stal, 1877</small>
- Pseudovates chlorophaea <small>Blanchard, 1836</small> (Texas Unicorn Mantis)
- Pseudovates cingulata <small>Drury, 1773</small>
- Pseudovates cornuta <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1894</small>
- Pseudovates denticulata <small>Saussure, 1870</small>
- Pseudovates gracilicollis <small>(Orofino, Ippolito & Lombardo, 2006)</small>
- Pseudovates hofmanni <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1894</small>
- Pseudovates iheringi <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1894</small>
- Pseudovates longicollis <small>Stal, 1877</small>
- Pseudovates minor <small>Saussure, 1872</small>
- Pseudovates paraensis <small>Saussure, 1871</small>
- Pseudovates parallela <small>de Haan, 1842</small>
- Pseudovates parvula <small>Westwood, 1889</small>
- Pseudovates peruviana <small>Rehn, 1911</small> (Peruvian Stick Mantis)
- Pseudovates spinicollis <small>Saussure & Zehntner, 1894</small>
- Pseudovates stolli <small>(Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)</small>
- Pseudovates tolteca <small>Saussure, 1859</small>
- Pseudovates townsendi <small>Rehn, 1904</small>
- Pseudovates tripunctata <small>Burmeister, 1838</small>
Taxonomy
The genus Pseudovates was formerly part of three separate genera. (Phyllovates, Pseudovates, and Hagiotata). A recent taxonomic revision synonomized them and are now classified under the genus Pseudovates.
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