Family Mantispidae (Noun)
Meaning
Mantispids.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Mantispidae consists of approximately 400 species of lacewing-like mantidflies.
- These insects are thought to have evolved from a common lacewing ancestor with the family Mantispidae.
- Mantispids are the only mantidflies that, like the mantids, have spiked forelegs and they belong to the family Mantispidae.
- The fossil record reveals that the family Mantispidae is at least 145 million years old.
- In the family Mantispidae, some species exhibit ground-dwelling habits while others are arboreal.