Global InformationAmeles decolor information
| Ameles decolor | |
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| A. decolor | |
Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Amelidae |
| Genus: | Ameles |
| Species: | A. decolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Ameles decolor (Charpentier, 1825)
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Ameles decolor (also known as the Mediterranean dwarf mantis or the dwarf mantis)[1] is a species of small praying mantis native to the west Mediterranean and North Africa. A. decolor was first described by entomologist Domenico Cyrillo in 1787, and its current classification was established in 1976 by Karl Harz and Alfred Peter Kaltenbach. A. decolor presents as a small, light brown mantis with females tending to appear larger than their male counterparts. The mating patterns of A. decolor are considered some of the most complex amongst praying mantises, with males presenting two different styles of courtship. Their habitat favours shrublands, grasslands, and wooded areas.
- ^ a b Battiston, R. (2020). "Ameles decolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44791345A44798428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44791345A44798428.en. Retrieved 3 August 2023. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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