Illustrated description of the mantis Mesopteryx platycephala (Mantodea: Mantidae) collected from West Bengal, India

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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8026.14.7.21462-21466

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Dictyoptera, Mantini, Paramantinae, Praying Mantis

Abstract

The mantis, Mesopteryx platycephala, is redescribed with digital images. Although known from Assam, West Bengal and other areas, the mantis is not recently collected or illustrated from India so far and is perhaps a rare species. This short note aims to fill up the lacuna.

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26-07-2022 — Updated on 26-07-2022

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Vol. 14 No. 7 (2022)

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