Deroplatys truncata
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)
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Deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae.[1]
This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. The species show brown to deep dark brown coloration.[2] The rear wings show large dark brown to black markings.[2] Its reflectance in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum resembles that of leaf litter.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [/12603 Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ^ a b c 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.