Iris polystictica
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]
| Iris polystictica | |
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| Iris polystictica (female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Tarachodidae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Species: | I. polystictica |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris polystictica (Fischer-Walheim, 1846)[1] | |
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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]
References
- Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org Iris polystictica Fischer-Waldheim, 1846 Retrieval date: January 12th 2016
- RedBook Ukraine: Iris polystictica
- Texas A&M University
- APUS.RU Богомол пятнистый - Iris polystictica page
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