''Pseudoyersinia brevipennis'' is an extinct European

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 ...

praying mantids Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references ...

in the family

Mantidae Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references ...

recorded from the

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. The true range of this species has never been studied, as only three specimens were collected westwards of

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in 1860, and the species was never seen after this point. A final specimen was identified in 1990, 130 years after it was collected, adding up to four specimens. Having not been seen in well over a century and a half, the species was eventually declared extinct in 2020. Its true distribution, behaviour, threats, and date of extinction all remain unknown as a result.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10644767 Amelidae Insects described in 1860