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Dr. Fothergill's little gray American mantis: Taxonomic revision of Thespis Serville, 1831
By Anderson K.
Soothsayer, J. Mantodea Res. 3(1): 48‒103, 2022
Cite: 2312013 with citation markup [cite:2312013]
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Caution: there are major discrepancies between the range map on p.80 and distribution data in the text elsewhere • no explanation is given for using both feminine and masculine forms of epithets among Thespis species names, as well as numerous instances of questionable use of terminology.
Contributed by v belov on 9 November, 2023 - 4:23pm
Last updated 9 November, 2023 - 5:38pm

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