‘First Praying Mantis Survey Of Rwanda Uncovers Rich Diversity’Image credit: Gavin Svens
‘First Praying Mantis Survey Of Rwanda Uncovers Rich Diversity’Image credit: Gavin SvensonThese are specimens collected in Rwanda in 2013 by The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, during the first formal praying mantis survey conducted there. The survey added 28 new praying mantis species to the records. These add to the 18 previously recorded praying mantis species for the country, increasing the number of praying mantis species known to be present in Rwanda by 155 percent. In addition, 20 new praying mantis species were recorded for the region, in neighboring Uganda and Burundi.Featured here. -- source link
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