Manticora (genus)
（重定向自Mantichora）
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![Museum specimen of Manticora sp. from Mozambique.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Manticorini_sp5238.JPG")
![Manticora tuberculata](/Images/godic/202501/25/EB_1911_Manticora_tuberculata5239.png")
Manticora (often misspelled Mantichora following an unjustified spelling change in 1837) is a well-known genus of tiger beetle that is endemic to Africa. Its members are the largest of the subfamily. All species are darkly colored, nocturnal, and flightless. Males usually have exaggerated mandibles compared to the females, used for clasping during copulation.