''Sphodromantis royi'',
common name
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Roy's mantis, is a
species of
praying mantis found in West Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal).
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See also
*African mantis
''Sphodromantis viridis''
African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis native to Africa.
The following genera and species are often referred to by these names, by variants of them, or by common ...
* List of mantis genera and species
References
royi
Mantodea of Africa
Insects described in 1967
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