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Iris polystictica
Iris polystictica (female)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Eremiaphilidae
Genus:	Iris
Species:	I. polystictica
Binomial name
Iris polystictica (Fischer-Walheim, 1846)
Subspecies
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Synonyms
Mantis polystictica (Fischer-Walheim, 1846) Iris tiflisina (Giglio-Tos, 1915)

Iris polystictica is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine, southern Siberia, China, and Mongolia. It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia.

Description

About 28-49mm in length.

Subspecies

• Iris polystictica polystictica (Fischer-Waldheim, 1846) Afghanistan, China, Iran, Tadschikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Turkestan
• Iris polystictica mongolica (Sjostedt, 1932) Mongolia, China
• Iris polystictica shahdarinica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan
• Iris polystictica shugnanica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan

See also

• List of mantis genera and species
• Iris oratoria

References

1. ^ Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org Iris polystictica Fischer-Waldheim, 1846 Retrieval date: January 12th 2016
2. RedBook Ukraine: Iris polystictica
3. Texas A&M University
4. ^ APUS.RU Богомол пятнистый - Iris polystictica page

External links

• Picture showing deimatic behavior of adult males of Iris polystictica.

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