Sphodromantis gracilicollis

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Sphodromantis gracilicollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Sphodromantis
Species:
S. gracilis
Binomial name
Sphodromantis gracilis
Beier, 1930

Sphodromantis gracilis is a species of praying mantis found in Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, and Central African Republic. [1]

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