Iris (mantis)

Genus of mantises

Iris

Iris oratoria
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Mantodea
Family:  | Eremiaphilidae
Subfamily:  | Iridinae
Genus:  | Iris
Saussure, 1869

Iris is a genus of praying mantis found in Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe with one species, Iris oratoria, being introduced to North America in the south-western United States.[1][2]

## Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Iris:[3]

* Iris caeca
* Iris deserti
* Iris insolita
* Iris nana
* Iris narzykulovi
* Iris oratoria (Mediterranean mantis)
* Iris orientalis
* Iris persa
* Iris persiminima
* Iris pitcheri
* Iris polystictica
* Iris senegalensis
* Iris splendida
* Iris strigosa

## See also

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* List of mantis genera and species

## References

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1. ^ "First exact records of Mediterranean Mantis, Iris oratoria (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Tarachodidae) from Croatia". Vol. 61, no. 1\. 2012. ISSN 1211-3026. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
2. ^ APUS.RU Богомол пятнистый - Iris polystictica page
3. ^ "genus Iris Saussure, 1869: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-11-25.

Taxon identifiers

Iris|

* Wikidata: Q2260419
* Wikispecies: Iris (Tarachodidae)
* BugGuide: 71485
* EoL: 46937402
* EPPO: 1IRISG
* Fauna Europaea: 337219
* Fauna Europaea (new): 012bd021-4e4f-48be-80c0-3717574c3815
* GBIF: 1404282
* iNaturalist: 67695
* ITIS: 666592
* Mantodea Species File: 1185284
* NCBI: 444649
* Open Tree of Life: 893150
* Plazi: 58226A2F-1836-FFD4-55EA-FF39F54EFE99

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