Gongylus pauperatus
| Gongylus pauperatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Empusidae |
| Genus: | Gongylus |
| Species: | G. pauperatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gongylus pauperatus Fabricius, 1739 | |
Gongylus pauperatus is an praying mantis in the family Empusidae. Its generic name Gongylus means "roundish" in Greek.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in the Mediterranean region of France.[2]
References
- ^ Stearn, William Thomas (1983). Botanical Latin. 275. David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8548-7.
gongylodes / gongyloides: roundish
- ^ Audouin, Jean-Victor (1834–1837). Histoire naturelle des insectes : traitant de leur organisation et de leurs moeurs en général. Tome 9 / par M. V. Audouin,... ; et comprenant leur classification et la description des espèces, par M. A. Brullé,... F. D. Pillot (Paris).