Morphological characteristics of mantis order

Medium to large insects. The body is slender, mostly green, but also brown or variegated. The head is triangular, moving freely, the compound eye is prominent, and three monocles are arranged in a triangle. Antennas filiform; Chew, the upper jaw is strong. The front chest is particularly long, and the tibiofibular joint of the front foot is sickle-shaped, which often folds to the leg joint to catch the front foot. There are barbs on the leg joint and tibiofibular joint, which can catch various insects. The middle hind feet are suitable for walking. 5 hock joint, 1 claw, missing middle pad. Abdominal hypertrophy, 9 segments can be seen on the female and male spine. On the ventral surface, females only see 6 knots, while males see 9 knots. The anterior wing cortex is covered with wings, lacking the anterior domain, the posterior wing is membranous, and the gluteal domain is developed in a fan shape, which is folded on the back at rest. The ovipositor is not prominent and the tail is short.