''Gongylus pauperatus'' is an
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 ...
in the family
Empusidae
Empusidae is a family of plant-mimicking mantisesSvenson, Gavin J., et al. "Of flowers and twigs: phylogenetic revision of the plant‐mimicking praying mantises (Mantodea: Empusidae and Hymenopodidae) with a new suprageneric classification." Sys ...
. Its
generic name ''Gongylus'' means "roundish" in Greek.
Distribution
This species is found in the Mediterranean region of France.
References
Empusidae
Invertebrates of Europe
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