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Rivetina archibaldi sp. nov. (Mantodea, Rivetinidae), a new praying mantis from the Zagros oak forests of Iran

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  • 1. Departamento de Zoología, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
  • 2. Department of Plant Ecology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
  • 3. Semnan Provincial Department of Environment, Semnan, Iran

Description

Iran, the world's 18th-largest country, harbors a wide range of habitats and a rich diversity of Mantodea. The genus Rivetina Berland & Chopard, 1922 is represented in Iran by several morphologically similar ground-dwelling species. Here, we describe Rivetina archibaldi sp. nov. from the Zagros oak forests of Lorestan Province, western Iran. The new species is diagnosed based on external morphology and male genital structures and is compared with congeners occurring in Iran and Iraq. A dichotomous key to the Iranian species of Rivetina is also provided.

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