''Deroplatys truncata'' 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 ...

in the family Deroplatyidae.Tree of Life Web Project
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2005 This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. The species show brown to deep dark brown coloration. The rear wings show large dark brown to black markings. Its reflectance in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum resembles that of leaf litter.

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Deroplatys, truncata Mantodea of Southeast Asia Insects described in 1843 Taxa named by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville {{Mantidae-stub

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