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    Mantis Linneus, 1758

    Type species: Gryllus religiosus Linneus, 1758

    Fauna Portal Genus Number: 3743

    The only species in the genus Mantis in Australia, is highly characteristic due to four pairs of black spots on the dorsal abdomen.

    octospilota


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    Mantis octospilota
    Westwood, 1889
    Fauna Portal Image No. 10965
     

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    Harry Butler Institute
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    N17237-3
    |
    ♂
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    29 November 2018
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    Bibra Lake
    |
    COI
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    GGAACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATATTAGGAACTTCGTTGAGTATTTTAATTCGAACTGAATTAGGTCAACCAGGCTCTTTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTGATTGTTACTGCCCACGCTTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGTGGATTCGGAAATTGATTAGTCCCATTAATACTTGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTCCCTCCCTCAATTCTATTACTTCTAATTAGTAGAACAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCTGGAACTGGTTGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTATCAGCAAGAATTGCGCATGCAGGTCCTGCAGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCCCTTCACTTAGCAGGTATATCTAGAATTATAGGAGCAGTTAATTTTATTACAACTATAATTAACATAAAGCCAATTTATATAAATCAAACCCAAGTTCCACTTTTTGTTTGATCTGTAGGAATTACAGCTCTACTTTTATTATTATCTCTCCCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACTGACCGAAATCTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCAGCAGGAGGAGGGGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTT

    Mantis octospilota
    Westwood, 1889
    (2 records)
    • 1
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