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Slim Mexican Mantis (Oligonicella mexicana) - Bistanta mexicana - male
Copyright © 2008 Robert A. Behrstock

Slim Mexican Mantis (Oligonicella mexicana) - Bistanta mexicana - Male
Just W of Hwy. 92, Hereford, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
June 26, 2008
Size: Approx. 2 inches
At window screen during day, oak woodland-grassland interface, 5010' elev.
Key features include: slender build, brown coloration, posterior portion of pronotum 2 X length of anterior portion, very slim anterior femur and tarsus.

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Slim Mexican Mantis (Oligonicella mexicana) - Bistanta mexicana - male Slim Mexican Mantis (Oligonicella mexicana) - Bistanta mexicana - male Slim Mexican Mantis (Oligonicella mexicana) - Bistanta mexicana - male Slim Mexican Mantis (Oligonicella mexicana) - Bistanta mexicana - male
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Contributed by Robert A. Behrstock on 28 June, 2008 - 7:27pm
Last updated 17 August, 2010 - 5:06pm

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