''Bolbe pygmaea'' is a species of
praying mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
in the family
Nanomantidae
The ''Nanomantidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Nanomantis''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridopteryg ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to Australia.
Description
At approximately 1 cm in length when fully grown, ''Bolbe pygmea'' is the smallest species of praying mantis in the world.
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See also
*List of Australian stick insects and mantids
This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia.
Common species
* Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan''
* Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata''
* Large brown mantis, '' Archimantis latistyla''
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*Mantodea of Oceania
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
*List of mantis genera and species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
References
pygmaea
Mantodea of Oceania
Insects of Australia
Endemic flora of Australia
Insects described in 1871
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