Amphecostephanus is a monotypic genus of praying mantises in the family Chroicopteridae. It s represented by a single species, Amphecostephanus rex, the king amphecostephanus, that is found in Angola and Malawi.[1][2] It was first described by James A. G. Rehn in 1912.[3]
| Amphecostephanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Chroicopteridae |
| Subfamily: | Chroicopterinae |
| Genus: | Amphecostephanus Rehn, 1912 |
| Species: | A. rex |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphecostephanus rex Rehn, 1912 | |
See also
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edit- ↑ "Amorphoscelis". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2008. Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ↑ Texas A&M University
- ↑ Rehn, James A. G. (1912). "On some African Mantidae and Phasmidae in the Collection of the Deutschen Entomologischen Museum". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 78 (6): 106–126 [120].
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