Euchomenella macrops | |
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E. macrops female in Cat Tien National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Deroplatyidae |
Genus: | Euchomenella |
Species: | E. macrops |
Binomial name | |
Euchomenella macrops Saussure, 1870 | |
Synonyms | |
Originally described under the genus names Miopteryx then Euchomena Saussure, 1871 |
Euchomenella macrops is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae.
This "giraffe mantis" species can be found in the tropical forests of southern Vietnam. Females are brachypterous but males are capable of flight.
References
- Saussure (1870) Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 3: 238.
- Mantodea Species File: species Euchomenella macrops Saussure, 1870 (retrieved 28 July 2020)
- Texas A&M University: archived 10 Aug 2017
External links
- Media related to Euchomenella macrops at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers | |
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Euchomenella macrops | |
Miopteryx macrops |