Bolbe pygmaea
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Bolbe pygmaea is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbe in the family Iridopterygidae of the order Mantodea.[1] It is endemic to Australia.
Description
At approximately 1 cm in length when fully grown, Bolbe pygmea is the smallest species of praying mantis in the world.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ [1] Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ^ [2][permanent dead link] Taxonomicon
- ^ [3] Inspecta Insect World
- ^ [4] Trek Nature
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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