Acanthops centralis, the central acanthops, is a species of praying mantis in the family Acanthopidae.[2][3] It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.[1]

Acanthops centralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Acanthopidae
Genus: Acanthops
Species:
A. centralis
Binomial name
Acanthops centralis
Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004[1]

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  1. 1 2 Lombardo, Francesco; Ippolito, Salvatrice (2004). "Revision of the species of Acanthops Serville 1831 (Mantodea, Mantidae, Acanthopinae) with comments on their phylogeny". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 97 (6): 1076–1102. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1076:ROTSOA]2.0.CO;2.
  2. "Acanthops centralis Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. "species Acanthops centralis Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004". Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.