Deroplatys | |
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Adult female Deroplatys desiccata photographed at Bristol Zoo in 2007 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Deroplatyidae |
Subfamily: | Deroplatyinae |
Tribe: | Deroplatyini |
Genus: | Deroplatys Westwood (1839) |
Species | |
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Deroplatys is a genus of mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name of dead leaf mantis.[1]
The Mantodea Species File lists:[2]
There are 4 Deroplatys species that are kept and bred in captivity (as exotic pets) and they are: