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Acontista sp.

Acontista sp.

Family: Acontistidae
Order: Mantodea
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


Acontista is a genus of mantises in the family Acanthopidae.

Species: 
  • Acontista amazonica
  • Acontista amoenula
  • Acontista aurantiaca
  • Acontista bolivari
  • Acontista brevipennis
  • Acontista cayennensis
  • Acontista championi
  • Acontista chopardi
  • Acontista concinna
  • Acontista cordillerae
  • Acontista cubana
  • Acontista ecuadorica
  • Acontista eximia
  • Acontista festae
  • Acontista fraterna
  • Acontista gracilis
  • Acontista inquinata
  • Acontista iriodes
  • Acontista maroniensis
  • Acontista mexicana
  • Acontista minima
  • Acontista multicolor
  • Acontista parva
  • Acontista piracicabensis
  • Acontista rehni
  • Acontista semirufa
  • Acontista vitrea

Source: Wikipedia, article Acontista sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 7

Foto
Photography ID: 535521
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero
Misiones
Argentina
11/05/2022
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 535520
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero
Misiones
Argentina
11/05/2022
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 394727
  Nymph
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
04/14/2020
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 336995
  Nymph
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/27/2017
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 336420
♀  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
06/11/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 336419
♀  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
06/11/2019
Patricio Mantinian
Foto
Photography ID: 269700
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
05/11/2018
Patricio Mantinian


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Species records

Count: 5



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
176675305/11/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroElsa Longo
123661514/04/2020ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
93231511/06/2019ArgentinaMisionesInmediaciones Arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
76666411/05/2018ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
93310627/08/2017ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo NorteGustavo Fernando Durán
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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Acontista sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.