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Pyrgomantis nasuta

(Pyrgomantis nasuta)

Description

Pyrgomantis nasuta is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Cape Province, Cameroon, Kenya, Natal, Namibia, Somalia, and Tanzania. It has previously been identified as Mantis nasuta (Thunberg 1784) and as Mantis capensis (Gmelin-Linné 1790).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Mantodea
Family:Tarachodidae
Genus:Pyrgomantis
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