LeptomantellaUvarov, B.P. (1940) Twenty eight new generic names in Orthoptera. Ann. Mag. Nat, Hist., (11)5: 173-176. is a genus of praying mantids and typical of the new (2019) family Leptomantellidae. Species have been recorded from Asia.
Previously placed here as a subgenus, the genus Aetaella was erected by Hebard in 1920 and has now been restored.Hebard (1920) Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 72: 44.Mantodea Species File: genus Aetaella Hebard, 1920 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 25 January 2021)
Species The Mantodea Species FileMantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 25 January 2021) lists: Leptomantella albella (Burmeister, 1838) - type species (as Mantis albella Burmeister) Leptomantella ceylonica Beier, 1956 Leptomantella fragilis Westwood, 1889 Leptomantella indica Giglio-Tos, 1915 Leptomantella lactea Saussure, 1870 Leptomantella montana Beier, 1942 Leptomantella nigrocoxata Mukherjee, 1995 Leptomantella parva Uvarov, 1933 Leptomantella tonkinae Hebard, 1920 Leptomantella xizangensis Wang, 1993
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External links Image at Flickr: Leptomantella sp. Singapore