Empusa is a genus of praying mantids in the family Empusidae and tribe Empusini. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India. Species E. binotata Serville, 1839 E. fasciata Brulle, 1832 E. guttula (Thunberg, 1815) E. hedenborgii Stål, 1871 E. longicollis Ramme, 1950 E. neglecta Paulian, 1958 E. pauperata (Fabricius, 1781) E. pennata (Thunberg, 1815) E. pennicornis Pallas, 1773 E. romboidea Lindt, 1976 E. simonyi Krauss, 1902 E. spinosa Krauss, 1902 E. uvarovi Chopard, 1921 References External links Tree of Life - Empusa Mantodea genera Taxa named by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger Mantodea of Africa Mantodea of Europe