Liturgusa
| Liturgusa | |
|---|---|
| Liturgusa maya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Dictyoptera |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Liturgusidae |
| Genus: | Liturgusa Saussure, 1869 |
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Liturgusa is the type genus of praying mantises of the family Liturgusidae. The genus consists of more than twenty species with a Neotropical distribution.
The behaviour of Liturgusa species is remarkable in that, in contrast to other mantises, they do not only ambush their prey, but also use an active hunting method at high walking speed.