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Pseudovates sp.

Pseudovates sp.


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

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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 Hebard, 1935 (Arizona Unicorn Mantis)
  • Pseudovates bidens Fabricius, 1775
  • Pseudovates brasiliensis Toledo Piza, 1982
  • Pseudovates brevicollis (Orofino, Ippolito & Lombardo, 2006)
  • Pseudovates brevicornis Stal, 1877
  • Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836 (Texas Unicorn Mantis)
  • Pseudovates cingulata Drury, 1773
  • Pseudovates cornuta Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates denticulata Saussure, 1870
  • Pseudovates gracilicollis (Orofino, Ippolito & Lombardo, 2006)
  • Pseudovates hofmanni Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates iheringi Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates longicollis Stal, 1877
  • Pseudovates maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates minor Saussure, 1872
  • Pseudovates paraensis Saussure, 1871
  • Pseudovates parallela de Haan, 1842
  • Pseudovates parvula Westwood, 1889
  • Pseudovates peruviana Rehn, 1911 (Peruvian Stick Mantis)
  • Pseudovates spinicollis Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
  • Pseudovates stolli (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)
  • Pseudovates tolteca Saussure, 1859
  • Pseudovates townsendi Rehn, 1904
  • Pseudovates tripunctata Burmeister, 1838


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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Pseudovates sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 531523
  Adult

La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/30/2023
Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
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Photography ID: 531410
  Adult

La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/30/2023
Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228835302/05/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéPablo Ezequiel Ghisla
227447415/04/2025BrazilMinas GeraisApartamento, Belo HorizonteAna Luiza Lopes Bezerra Cavalcanti
174796230/03/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosRio Paraná Km 753 Muelle Calp, La PazGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pseudovates sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.