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Iris polystictica is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine,[2] southern Siberia, China, and Mongolia.[3] It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia.[4]
Description
About 28-49mm in length.[4]
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[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org Iris polystictica Fischer-Waldheim, 1846 Retrieval date: January 12th 2016
- ^ RedBook Ukraine: Iris polystictica
- ^ [1] Texas A&M University
- ^ a b APUS.RU Богомол пятнистый - Iris polystictica page
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