Biology:Phasmomantella

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Short description: Genus of praying mantises

Phasmomantella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Deroplatyidae
Subfamily: Deroplatyinae
Tribe: Euchomenellini
Genus: Phasmomantella
Vermeersch, 2018

Phasmomantella[1] is a genus of praying mantids placed in the tribe Euchomenellini and family Deroplatyidae. The two known species appear to be endemic to Vietnam.[2]

Species

The Mantodea Species File[2] lists:

  • Phasmomantella pallida (Roy, 2001) - reassigned from Euchomenella (Nha Trang, Vietnam)
  • Phasmomantella nuichuana Vermeersch, 2018 – type species (Núi Chúa National Park, Vietnam)

References

  1. Vermeersch XHC (2018) Phasmomantella gen. nov., a spectacular new genus of praying mantis from southern Central Vietnam (Mantodea, Mantidae, Deroplatyinae, Euchomenellini). European Journal of Taxonomy 442: 1–17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 2 September 2019)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q67000529 entry