Ameles

Ameles
Adult European dwarf mantis (A. spallanzania)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Amelidae
Tribe: Amelini
Genus: Ameles
Burmeister, 1838
Synonyms
  • Apterameles Beier, 1950
  • Parameles Saussure, 1869

Ameles is a wide-ranging genus of praying mantises represented in Africa, Asia, and Europe.