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A historical review of nomenclature and high-level classification of praying mantises (Mantodea), including a provisional checklist of the names associated to suprageneric ranks

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Roy, Roger (2014): A historical review of nomenclature and high-level classification of praying mantises (Mantodea), including a provisional checklist of the names associated to suprageneric ranks. Zootaxa 3797 (1): 9-28, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.5

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