Myrmecomantis

Myrmecomantis is a genus of praying mantises in the family Nanomantidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Myrmecomantis atra, commonly known as the ant mantis.^[1] It is a species that relies upon ant mimicry for protection even as an adult.^{[citation needed]}

Ant mantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Nanomantidae
Genus:	Myrmecomantis Giglio-Tos, 1913
Species:	M. atra
Binomial name
Myrmecomantis atra Giglio-Tos, 1913

See also

• List of mantis genera and species