Paramantis nyassana
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Paramantis nyassana is a species
of praying mantis in genus
Paramantis
. Before a 1998 paper showed it was present in Zimbabwe
it was "hitherto unknown in Africa
south of the Zambezi River
".
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of praying mantis in genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Paramantis
Paramantis
Paramantis is a genus of praying mantises that includes these species:* Paramantis natalensis* Paramantis nyassana* Paramantis prasina* Paramantis sacra* Paramantis togana* Paramantis victoriana* Paramantis viridis...
. Before a 1998 paper showed it was present in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
it was "hitherto unknown in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
south of the Zambezi River
Zambezi
The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...
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