| Sphodromantis | |
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| Adult female Sphodromantis viridis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Tribe: | Paramantini |
| Genus: | Sphodromantis Stål, 1871 |
| Species | |
Sphodromantis is a large genus of praying mantises concentrated in Africa, sometimes considered a synonym of the genus Hierodula: from the same tribe, Paramantini. Outside their range especially, many share the common name African Mantis.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ African Mantis Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Trek Nature New Zealand
- ^ African Praying Mantis
- ^ African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine