Hoplocorypha mellea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Hoplocoryphidae |
Genus: | Hoplocorypha |
Species: | H. mellea |
Binomial name | |
Hoplocorypha mellea Giglio-Tos, 1916 | |
Hoplocorypha mellea is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. [1] [2]
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Hoplocorypha carli is a species of praying mantis found in Rwanda.
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