Spined dwarf mantis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Amelidae
Genus: Ameles
Species:
†A. fasciipennis
Binomial name
†Ameles fasciipennis
Kaltenbach, 1963

The spined dwarf mantis (Ameles fasciipennis) is an extinct species of praying mantis that was 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 extinct.

References

  1. ↑ Battiston, R. (2020). "Ameles fasciipennis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T44791445A170111359. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Texas A&M University
  3. ↑ Ameles fasciipennis
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