Gongylus

For other uses, see Gongylus (disambiguation).

Gongylus is a genus of praying mantises in the family Empusidae.^[1] Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, at least one species (Gongylus gongylodes) is kept as a pet by hobbyists. Males of the species are capable of flight.

Gongylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Empusidae
Subfamily:	Empusinae
Genus:	Gongylus Thunberg, 1815
Species
Gongylus gongylodes Gongylus pauperatus Gongylus trachelophyllus

The Greek word gongýlos (γογγύλος) means ‘round’.

See also

• List of mantis genera and species