Aetaella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Leptomantellidae |
Genus: | Aetaella Hebard, 1920 |
Aetaella [1] is a genus of praying mantids, in the family Leptomantellidae. [2] It has previously been placed as a subgenus of Leptomantella (i.e. as Leptomantis [Aetaella]) [3] and species in this group have been recorded from Asia; especially Borneo. [2]
The Mantodea Species File lists: [2]
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