title: Rivetina
text: # Rivetina
  
  Rivetina is a genus of praying mantises in the family Rivetinidae.
  
  The genus Rivetina contains species of the ground mantis, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
  
  ## Species
  
  The following species are recognised in the genus Rivetina:
  
  * Rivetina asiatica Mistshenko, 1967
  * Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839 (Ground Mantis)
  * Rivetina balcanica Kaltenbach, 1963
  * Rivetina beybienkoi Lindt, 1961
  * Rivetina buettikeri Kaltenbach, 1982
  * Rivetina byblica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
  * Rivetina caucasica Saussure, 1871
  * Rivetina compacta Lindt, 1980
  * Rivetina crassa Mistshenko, 1949
  * Rivetina dentata Mistshenko, 1967
  * Rivetina deserta Mistshenko, 1967
  * Rivetina dolichoptera Schulthess, 1894
  * Rivetina elegans Mistshemko, 1967
  * Rivetina excellens La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
  * Rivetina fasciata Thunberg, 1815
  * Rivetina feisabadica Lindt, 1961
  * Rivetina gigantea Kaltenbach, 1991
  * Rivetina gigas Saussure, 1871
  * Rivetina grandis Saussure, 1872
  * Rivetina inermis Uvarov, 1922
  * Rivetina iranica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
  * Rivetina karadumi Lindt, 1961
  * Rivetina karateginica Lindt, 1961
  * Rivetina laticollis La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
  * Rivetina monticola Mistshenko, 1956
  * Rivetina nana Mistshenko, 1967
  * Rivetina pallida Kaltenbach, 1984
  * Rivetina parva Lindt, 1980
  * Rivetina pulisangini Lindt, 1968
  * Rivetina rhombicollis La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
  * Rivetina similis Lindt, 1980
  * Rivetina syriaca Saussure, 1869
  * Rivetina tarda Lindt, 1980
  * Rivetina varsobica Lindt, 1968
  