''Ameles aegyptiaca'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
praying mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
native to Egypt.
Texas A&M University
References
Ameles, aegyptiaca
Endemic fauna of Egypt
Mantodea of Africa
Insects of Egypt
Insects described in 1913
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