Bolbe pygmaea
| Bolbe pygmaea | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Nanomantidae |
| Genus: | Bolbe |
| Species: | B. pygmaea
|
| Binomial name | |
| Bolbe pygmaea Saussure, 1871
| |
Bolbe pygmaea is a species of praying mantis in the family Nanomantidae.[1] It is endemic to Australia.
Description[]
At approximately 1 cm in length when fully grown, Bolbe pygmea is the smallest species of praying mantis in the world.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
See also[]
- List of Australian stick insects and mantids
- Mantodea of Oceania
- List of mantis genera and species
References[]
- ^ [1] Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ^ [2] Taxonomicon
- ^ [3] Inspecta Insect World
- ^ [4] Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Trek Nature
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California & Tuolumne County - ^ [5] Nile's Biological Inc.
- ^ [6] Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine John Shelley's Garden Center & Nursery, Inc.
 | This Mantodea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Bolbe (mantis)
- Mantodea of Oceania
- Insects of Australia
- Endemic flora of Australia
- Insects described in 1871
- Mantodea stubs