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Gongylus trachelophyllus

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Gongylus trachelophyllus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Empusidae
Genus: Gongylus
Species:
G. trachelophyllus
Binomial name
Gongylus trachelophyllus
(Burmeister, 1838)

Gongylus trachelophyllus is an praying mantis in the family Empusidae which is characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages.

Range

They are found in India.[1]

Etymology

Its generic name Gongylus means "roundish" in Greek.[2]

References

  1. ^ Texas A&M University
  2. ^ Stearn, William Thomas (1983). Botanical Latin. 275. David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8548-7. gongylodes / gongyloides: roundish