Spined dwarf mantis

The spined dwarf mantis (Ameles fasciipennis) is a species of praying mantis that is endemic to Italy.[2]

Spined dwarf mantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Mantidae
Genus:
Ameles
Species:
A. fasciipennis
Binomial name
Ameles fasciipennis
Kaltenbach, 1963

It has only been collected once, probably in 1871 in the Tolentino area, and has not been seen since, despite extensive entomological surveys of the region.[3]

Conservation

The IUCN Red List has declared this species critically endangered, possibly extinct.

If it is still extant, it is threatened by intensive cultivation of its habitat.

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References
  1. Battiston, R. (2020). "Ameles fasciipennis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2020: e.T44791445A170111359. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Texas A&M University
  3. Ameles fasciipennis


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