''Parablepharis'' is a genus of praying mantises in the family

Hymenopodidae Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive ...

. It is

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

, being represented by the single

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 ...

, ''Parablepharis kuhlii'' and is found in India, Myanmar, Vietnam,

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and

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, China.

Subspecies

The ''Mantodea Species File''Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
/ref> lists: * ''P. kuhlii asiatica'' Roy, 2008 * ''P. kuhlii kuhlii'' de Haan, 1842

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7133716 Hymenopodidae Mantodea of Asia Insects described in 1842