Bactromantis mexicana
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Bistanta is a previously monotypic genus of praying mantises in the family Thespidae that is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It is represented by five species:
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- Family
- Mantidae
- Collections
- NAUF, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), TAMU, INHS, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Bistanta is a previously monotypic genus of praying mantises in the family Thespidae that is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It is represented by five species: Bistanta addenda (Anderson, 2022) Bistanta campestris (Anderson, 2022) Bistanta herema (Anderson, 2022) Bistanta mexicana (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894) Bistanta tolteca (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)
== Distribution == Although mostly located in Mexico, species in Bistanta have been located in Central America, Arizona, Southern Texas, and some parts of New Mexico.
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