Bolbe pygmaea

Bolbe pygmaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Genus: Bolbe
Species:
B. pygmaea
Binomial name
Bolbe pygmaea
Saussure, 1871

Bolbe pygmaea is a species of praying mantis in the family Nanomantidae. It is endemic to Australia.

Description

At approximately 1 cm in length when fully grown, Bolbe pygmea is the smallest species of praying mantis in the world.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bolbe". Tree of Life Web Project. 2005. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Taxon: Bolbe pygmaea". Taxonomicon.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Praying Mantis". Insecta Inspecta World. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Green Baby Mantis". Trek Nature. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Bug of the Month: PRAYING MANTIS: Alien of the Insect World" (PDF). Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County Newsletter. Vol. 11, no. 10. U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California & Tuolumne County. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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