Spined dwarf mantis

Spined dwarf mantis
Specimen in the Vienna Museum of Natural History
Extinct
Extinct (yes) (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Amelidae
Genus: Ameles
Species:
†A. fasciipennis
Binomial name
†Ameles fasciipennis
Kaltenbach, 1963

The spined dwarf mantis (Ameles fasciipennis) is an extinct species of praying mantis that was endemic to Italy.

It has only been collected once, probably in 1871 in the Tolentino area, and has not been seen since, despite extensive entomological surveys of the region.

Conservation

The IUCN Red List has declared this species extinct.

References

  1. ↑ Battiston, R. (2020). "Ameles fasciipennis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T44791445A170111359. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Texas A&M University
  3. ↑ Ameles fasciipennis