Galepsus is a genus of mantids in the family Eremiaphilidae. There are more than 60 described species in Galepsus, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3]

Galepsus
Galepsus, Botswana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Eremiaphilidae
Subfamily: Tarachodinae
Tribe: Tarachodini
Subtribe: Tarachodina
Genus: Galepsus
Stal, 1876
Subgenera
  • Galepsus Stål, 1876
  • Lygdamia Stål, 1877
  • Onychogalepsus Beier, 1954
  • Syngalepsus Beier, 1954
Synonyms
  • Lygdamia Stål, 1877
  • Onychogalepsus Beier, 1954
  • Synagalepsus Beier, 1954
Galepsus, South Africa

Species

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These 67 species belong to the genus Galepsus:

References

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  1. "GBIF, Galepsus". Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. "Catalogue of Life, Galepsus Stal, 1876". Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2020). "Mantodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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