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Ameles spallanzania, Mantidae, Croatia, May 2009
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Posted on 17-06-2009 20:44
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Can anyone recognize these Mantids? Maybe Ameles sp?
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In Croatia Ameles spallanzania lives. Other similar species are Ameles decolor from Greece and Macedonia, and Ameles heldreichi from south Greece. I think your photo belongs to male of spallanzania. Recommended book on Mantids is Ehrmann,R., 2002, Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt.
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Tnanks a lot.
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