Iris oratoria Linne 1758

Iris oratoria (Linn��, 1758) Gryllus (Mantis) oratorius Linn��, 1758: 426. Mantis dentata Goeze, 1778: 36. Mantis bella Salzmann, 1817: 1. Ameles minima Charpentier, 1825: 91. Mantis fenstrata Brull��, 1832: 84. Mantis polystictica Fischer-Waldheim, 1846: 102. Distribution. Throughout the palaearctic region, especially North Africa and South Europe. Material examined. Egyptian collections (21): Gabal Asfar, 7.IX. 1953 (F); Hurghada, 27.VII. 2007 (2 M); Hurghada, 11.IX. 2008 (F); Marsa Matroh, V. 1952 (M); Marsa Matrouh, 15.IX. 1967 (M); Moderit El-Tahrir, no date (M); Siwa oasis, 3.VII. 2007 (M); No data, (2 F) (ASUC); Arish, 4.IV. 1951 (F) (CUC); Ain Gedeirat, North Sinai, 16.IX. 1924 (F); Marsa Matroh, XI. 1927 (F); Wadi El-Natroun 6.XI. 1927 (M); No data, (Coll. G. Ferante) 1927 (F) (M); No data, (Coll. Shokour) 1927 (F) (M); No data, (Coll. Walter) 1927 (M) (EESC); Mandara, 30.X. 1929 (M); Mansouria, 23.XII. 1925 (F); Salloum, 13.VIII. 1917 (F) (MAC); International museums (2): (Cat.- Nr. 4669) Egypt: Oase Nazla, El Fayyrum (29.19 N ��� 30.50 E), leg. W. G. Ullrich, XI. 1993 (M); (Cat.-Nr. 4671) Egypt-N: Alexandria (31.11 N ��� 29.53 E), leg. E. Baumann, VIII. 1964. (F) (SMNK).
Published as part of Mohammad, Salwa Kamal, Alla, Sohair Mohammad Gad, El-Hamouly, Hayam, Ehrmann, Reinhard & Nasser, Mohamed Gemal El-Den, 2011, Mantodea of Egypt, pp. 1-27 in Zootaxa 3044 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.278837
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