Dot-winged Mantis (Iris polystictica) is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine, southern Siberia, China, and Mongolia. It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia.
Description
About 28-49mm in length.
Subspecies
- Iris polystictica polystictica <small>(Fischer-Waldheim, 1846)</small> Afghanistan, China, Iran, Tadschikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Turkestan
- Iris polystictica mongolica <small>(Sjostedt, 1932)</small> Mongolia, China
- Iris polystictica shahdarinica <small>(Lindt, 1963)</small> Tadschikistan
- Iris polystictica shugnanica <small>(Lindt, 1963)</small> Tadschikistan
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