Helvia is a genus of praying mantises in the family Hymenopodidae found in Southeast Asia. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Helvia cardinalis.[1]
Helvia cardinalis is known by various common names including yellow flower mantis and Davison's mantis. It is one of several species known as flower mantises due to their appearance and behaviour which gives them a camouflaged resemblance to flowers.
This slender species is mainly plain yellow or greenish.[2] The female (38 mm long) is much larger than the male, with three dark spots on the somewhat pointed wings.
^"genus Helvia Stal, 1877: Mantodea Species File". mantodea.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^Wood-Mason, James (1890). "On a New Genus and Species of Mantodea". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5 (30): 437–439. doi:10.1080/00222939009460857.
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helvia, genus, praying, mantises, family, hymenopodidae, found, southeast, asia, monotypic, being, represented, single, species, cardinalis, cardinalis, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order. Helvia is a genus of praying mantises in the family Hymenopodidae found in Southeast Asia It is monotypic being represented by the single species Helvia cardinalis 1 Helvia cardinalis Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Mantodea Family Hymenopodidae Genus HelviaStal 1877 Species H cardinalis Binomial name Helvia cardinalisStal 1877 Synonyms Genus Parhymenopus Wood Mason 1890 Parymenopus Wood Mason 1890 Species Parymenopus davisoni Wood Mason 1890 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 See also 4 ReferencesTaxonomy editHelvia cardinalis is known by various common names including yellow flower mantis and Davison s mantis It is one of several species known as flower mantises due to their appearance and behaviour which gives them a camouflaged resemblance to flowers Description edit nbsp Anatomical drawing by James Wood Mason 1890 This slender species is mainly plain yellow or greenish 2 The female 38 mm long is much larger than the male with three dark spots on the somewhat pointed wings See also editList of mantis genera and species Flower mantisReferences edit genus Helvia Stal 1877 Mantodea Species File mantodea speciesfile org Retrieved 2021 07 09 Wood Mason James 1890 On a New Genus and Species of Mantodea Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 30 437 439 doi 10 1080 00222939009460857 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helvia amp oldid 1064867164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
