Deroplatys truncata | |
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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) | |
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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.
See also
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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Deroplatys truncata |
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