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Contribution to the genus Acromantis Saussure, 1870 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae) from China, with description of a new species

  • 1. Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China & Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510640, China

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Zhu, Zi-Hao, Wang, Xing-Min (2026): Contribution to the genus Acromantis Saussure, 1870 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae) from China, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 5757 (1): 26-38, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5757.1.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.1.2

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