North American genera include Stagmomantis (the Carolina mantis [S. carolina] is widely distributed), Litaneutria (the agile ground mantis [L. minor], a small western species, is the sole mantis native to Canada), and Thesprotia and Oligonicella (both very slender forms). The European mantis (M. religiosa), Mediterranean mantis (Iris oratoria), narrow-winged…
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