Bistanta mexicana

Animals Kingdom (Animalia)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Mantises (Order Mantodea)

• Suborder Eumantodea

• Infraorder Schizomantodea

Bistanta mexicana is a species of praying mantis in the family Thespidae. All mantids are predators and all of them are specialists in ambushing prey.