Organisms

Mantodea

An order of insects, comprising a single family (Mantidae), restricted almost entirely to the tropics. Only one species, the praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), is found in temperate habitats.

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Abstract

An order of insects, comprising a single family (Mantidae), restricted almost entirely to the tropics. Only one species, the praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), is found in temperate habitats.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Mantids
  • Mantid
  • Mantodeas
  • Mantidae
  • Praying Mantis
  • Manti, Praying
  • Mantis, Praying
  • Praying Manti

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

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History Note

1999; for MANTIDS & PRAYING MANTIS use ORTHOPTERA 1986-1998

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Previous Indexing

  • Insects (1966-1998)
  • Orthoptera (1981-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mantodea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020050. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020050
  2. Mantodea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
  3. Mantodea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131250