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A new Sphodromantis (Dictyoptera: Mantidae) from Tanganyika, with notes on habits
Author(s) -
Beier M.,
Hocking B.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series b, taxonomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0375-0434
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1965.tb01645.x
Subject(s) - dictyoptera , biology , zoology , ecology , cockroach
Synopsis A new species of Sphodromantis is described from two females taken in Tanganyika, and notes are given on its habits as observed in the laboratory. The resemblance of these females to ant galls on the trees on which it lives is discussed.