Ground mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage.

Examples native to North America include:

• Litaneutria minor — minor ground mantis

• Litaneutria skinneri — Skinner's ground mantis

• Yersiniops solitaria — horned ground mantis

• Yersiniops sophronica — Yersin's ground mantis

See also

• List of mantis genera and species

• Mantises of North America

• Dead leaf mantis

• Flower mantis

• Grass mantis

• Leaf mantis

• Shield mantis

• Stick mantis

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