Prohierodula picta ♀
Eremiaphila arabica ♀
Brancsikia aeroplana ♀
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Daniel Otte, Senior Author,
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
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Lauren Spearman, Senior Author,
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Rutgers University, Department of Ecology and Evolution
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Martin B.D. Stiewe, Co-author and Editor,
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Scientific Associate, The Natural History Museum, London
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David C. Eades, Principal Database Developer,
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Illinois Natural History Survey
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Idolomantis diabolica ♂
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Metallyticus splendidus ♀
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Hierodula majuscula ♀
The Mantodea Species File (MSF) is a taxonomic database of the world's praying mantids (Order Mantodea), both of fossil and living species. The MSF has full synonymic and taxonomic information for over 2,400 valid species. A future aim of this database is to provide images of the specimens deposited in museums worldwide (especially types), as well as pictures of living praying mantids in the wild and in captivity.
This database originated with Otte and Spearman`s (2005) Mantida Species File catalog. Please note: The Mantodea Species File database is under development.
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