Species Pseudovates arizonae - Arizona Unicorn Mantis

Classification · Size · Range · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

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Arizona Unicorn Mantis (Pseudovates arizonae) - Pseudovates arizonae

Arizona Unicorn Mantis - Pseudovates arizonae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Mantodea (Mantids)

Family Mantidae

Genus Pseudovates

Species arizonae (Arizona Unicorn Mantis)

Size

64-77 mm

Range

In United States: south-central to southeastern Arizona.

See Also

Mexican Unicorn Mantis, Phyllovates chlorophaea, though ranges apparently do not overlap in United States

Print References

Helfer, p. 26, fig. 36 (1)

Works Cited

1.	How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies By Jacques R. Helfer

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 1 July, 2005 - 3:07pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 8 November, 2006 - 7:42pm

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