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Paramantis prasina

Paramantis prasina is the type species of praying mantis in the genus Paramantis.

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Paramantis prasina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Tenoderinae
Tribe: Paramantini
Genus: Paramantis
Species:
P. prasina
Binomial name
Paramantis prasina
Synonyms
  • Mantis prasina Serville, 1839
  • Mantis callifera Wood-Mason, 1882
  • Mantis emortualis Saussure, 1869

Paramantis prasina is the type species of praying mantis in the genus Paramantis.

Distribution

It is found in Africa south of the Sahara.1

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