Spined dwarf mantis
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| Species: | A. fasciipennis
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| Ameles fasciipennis Kaltenbach, 1963
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The spined dwarf mantis (Ameles fasciipennis) is a species of praying mantis that is endemic to Italy.[2]
It has only been collected once, probably in 1871 in the Tolentino area, and has not been seen since, despite extensive entomological surveys of the region.[3]
Conservation
The IUCN Red List has declared this species critically endangered, possibly extinct.
If it is still extant, it is threatened by intensive cultivation of its habitat.
References
- ^ Battiston, R. (2020). "Ameles fasciipennis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T44791445A170111359. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ [1] Texas A&M University
- ^ [2] Ameles fasciipennis
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