Biology:Iris polystictica

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

Iris polystictica
Iris polystictica female Ukraine.jpg
Iris polystictica (female)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Eremiaphilidae
Genus: Iris
Species:
I. polystictica
Binomial name
Iris polystictica
(Fischer-Walheim, 1846)[1]
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Mantis polystictica (Fischer-Walheim, 1846)
  • Iris tiflisina (Giglio-Tos, 1915)

Iris polystictica is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine ,[2] southern Siberia, China , and Mongolia.[3] It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia .[4]

Description

About 28-49mm in length.[4]

Subspecies

  • Iris polystictica polystictica (Fischer-Waldheim, 1846) Afghanistan, China , Iran, Tadschikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Turkestan
  • Iris polystictica mongolica (Sjostedt, 1932) Mongolia, China
  • Iris polystictica shahdarinica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan
  • Iris polystictica shugnanica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan[1]

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4203235 entry