Meiji
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"List of mantis genera and species" is listed on the front page of Wikipedia right now (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page). It was a project of mine over the last week.
Thanks. I agree. Too much of the world to ever visit, too many species to ever cultivate!wow, very very nicely done, it really makes you realise just that even with the many mantid species that we have in captivity, along with all other insects that people around the world keep, we're really only on the tip of the iceberg
Genera is plural, Genus singular, in English.That is one cool list!!I always thought it's "genus" though. Is the English word for that "genera"?
Oh, I see. Thanks. Seems like people say "genuses" too: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genusGenera is plural, Genus singular, in English.
Thanks for the compliment! As noted in the intro, the article isn't complete. I have been slow to add what I call the "parenthetical genera" but have added Bolbena (Bolbena) hottentotta and Tropidomantis (Tropidomantis) tenera to the list at your prompting. If you want to release a photo under creative commons of either species I'll make individual species articles for them. and add the photo.WOW great job! Is it complete? I'm just asking because I didn't see Bolbena, hottentotta or Tropidomantis, tenera (two of the fairly rare species that I keep/breed). I may of missed them, but I dont think I did, thats why I'm asking. :lol:
Hey, thanks for your comments! Part of the Wikipedia process is that when someone with a better understanding of a subject comes along, they can correct something. I lifted that "mantid" nomenclature paragraph from pre-existing material on Wikipedia. I was mostly interested in listing the genera and species, but hopefully I (or you, or someone else) can improve it soon. As for the common names, when citation for their use is provided I believe it's useful to include them (the common names are certainly much-used on this forum). People who aren't experts on mantises will glance at this list looking for something familiar to click on. I find them useful too...2000+ scientific names is a lot to wrap one's head around.Hi.Not bad, really. Some taxa need to be added, but one cannot be up to date with taxonomy in a blink of an eye. There is time for this. I would remove the vernacular names, though. They are misleading and confusing.
As well, the discussion at the beginning about the word "mantid" is clearly wrong, I'm sorry. I could oppose that the word "mantis" has to be strictly applied to the members of that genus (M. religiosa, M. beieri and so on). "Mantis", "mantid", "mantises" and "mantids" can all be applied. In fact, the terms Empusid(s), Hymenopod(s) are just a little better than slang, as the right spelling should be "Empusidae", "Mantidae" and so on. Just because we have changed the spelling and this had led to the coincidence between "mantid" as referring to both the whole group and the family, the use of the word isn't prohibited. In fact, I have never heard of anyone who has used "Mantid" for Mantidae. That discussion has no scientific base, I'm sorry.
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