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Deroplatys truncata

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Species of praying mantis

Deroplatys truncata
Female at Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Deroplatys shelfordi Kirby, 1903
  • Deroplatys siccifolium (Saussure, 1870)

Deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae.

This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. The species show brown to deep dark brown coloration. The rear wings show large dark brown to black markings. Its reflectance in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum resembles that of leaf litter.

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References

  1. [/12603 Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Deroplatys truncata


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