Ground Mantis

Ground Mantis

Ground Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage. Examples include:
*"Litaneutria minor" (Minor Ground Mantis ] [ [http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Mantidae.txt] Texas A&M Univeristy] )
*"Litaneutria skinneri" (Skinner's Ground Mantis [ [http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Mantidae.txt] Texas A&M Univeristy] )
*"Yersiniops solitarium" (Horned Ground Mantis [ [http://www.utexas.edu/research/bfl/Species/Insecta/Phasmatodea.html] Brackenridge Field Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin] )
*"Yersiniops sophronica" (Yersin's Ground Mantis [ [http://www.bugsincyberspace.com/mantis.html] Praying Mantises (Order Dictyoptera)] )

ee also

*Dead Leaf Mantis
*Flower Mantis
*Grass Mantis
*Leaf Mantis
*Shield Mantis
*Stick Mantis
*List of mantis genera and species

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