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A taxonomic revision of Otomantis Bolivar, 1890 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae, Acromantinae) with description of five new species

  • 1. University of Catania, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Section of Animal Biology, Via Androne 81, Catania 95124, Italy. Email: lombafra@unict.it
  • 2. The Natural History Museum, London, Scientific Associate, Department of Entomology, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, London, UK. Email: m.stiewe@nhm.ac.uk

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Lombardo, Francesco, Stiewe, Martin B.D., Ippolito, Salvatrice, Marletta, Alessandro (2014): A taxonomic revision of Otomantis Bolivar, 1890 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae, Acromantinae) with description of five new species. Zootaxa 3797 (1): 169-193, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.13

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