Empusa (mantis)
| Empusa | |
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| Empusa pennata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Empusidae |
| Subfamily: | Empusinae |
| Genus: | Empusa Illiger, 1798 |
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Empusa is a genus of praying mantids in the family Empusidae and tribe Empusini. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India.