Gryllus religiosus Linnaeus 1758 (praying mantis)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae

Alternative combination: Gryllus (Mantis) religiosus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Gryllus according to G. A. Scopoli 1763

See also Beier 1967, Linnaeus 1758 and Linnaeus 1767

Sister taxa: Gryllus (Locusta), Gryllus (Mantis), Gryllus (Tettigonia), Gryllus lineiceps, Gryllus vociferans, Liogryllus rottensis

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gryllus religiosus in the database

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