Rediscovery of an interesting preying mantis Deiphobella laticeps (Mantodea: Rivetinidae) from Maharashtra, India
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Deiphobella laticeps (Wood Mason, 1876), is an interesting preying mantis, rediscovered from Maharashtra State, India, after considerable lapse of time since its original description.
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