Amorphoscelis abyssinica

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Amorphoscelis abyssinica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Amorphoscelidae
Genus: Amorphoscelis
Species:
A. abyssinica
Binomial name
Amorphoscelis abyssinica
Giglio-Tos, 1914

Amorphoscelis elegans is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Tanzania. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
  2. Texas A&M University