Spined dwarf mantis
Appearance
Spined dwarf mantis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Amelidae |
Genus: | Ameles |
Species: | †A. fasciipennis
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Binomial name | |
†Ameles fasciipennis Kaltenbach, 1963
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The spined dwarf mantis (Ameles fasciipennis) is an extinct species of praying mantis that was endemic to Italy.[2]
It has only been collected once, probably in 1871 in the Tolentino area, and has not been seen since, despite extensive entomological surveys of the region.[3]
Conservation
[edit]The IUCN Red List has declared this species extinct.
References
[edit]- ^ Battiston, R. (2020). "Ameles fasciipennis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T44791445A170111359. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ [1] Texas A&M University
- ^ [2] Ameles fasciipennis