Sibylla (mantis)

Sibylla is a genus of mantises in the family Hymenopodidae and characteristic of the subfamily Sibyllinae.

Description

Sibylla species have a long and thin prothorax with lateral and dorsal projections. The head bears an erect process with four sideways spikes.

Classification

The Mantodea Species File lists:

1. Sibylla dives <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1915)</small>
2. Sibylla dolosa <small>(Roy, 1975)</small>
3. Sibylla gratiosa <small>(Rehn, 1912)</small>
4. Sibylla limbata <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1915)</small>
5. Sibylla maculosa <small>(Roy, 1996)</small>
6. Sibylla marmorata <small>(Roy, 1996)</small>
7. Sibylla polyacantha <small>(Gerstaecker, 1889)</small>
8. Sibylla pretiosa <small>(Stål, 1856)</small> - type species

1. Sibylla griffinii <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1915)</small>
2. Sibylla operosa <small>(Roy, 1996)</small>
3. Sibylla pannulata <small>(Karsch 1894)</small>
4. Sibylla punctata <small>(Roy, 1996)</small>
5. Sibylla vanderplaetseni <small>(Roy, 1963)</small>

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

References