Deroplatys truncata
Deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae.[1]
| Deroplatys truncata | |
|---|---|
| Female at Zoologische Staatssammlung München | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Deroplatyidae |
| Genus: | Deroplatys |
| Species: | D. truncata |
| Binomial name | |
| Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) | |
| Synonyms | |
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This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. The species show brown to deep dark brown coloration.[2] The reaar wings show large dark brown to black markings.[2] Its reflectance in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum resembles that of leaf litter.[2]
See also
- Mantodea of Southeast Asia
- List of mantis genera and species
References
- [/12603 Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species" (PDF). Entomologie heute. 23: 183–215.
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