Deroplatys truncata

Deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae.^[1]

Deroplatys truncata
Female at Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Deroplatyidae
Genus:	Deroplatys
Species:	D. truncata
Binomial name
Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)
Synonyms
Deroplatys shelfordi Kirby, 1903 Deroplatys siccifolium (Saussure, 1870)

This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. The species show brown to deep dark brown coloration.^[2] The rear wings show large dark brown to black markings.^[2] Its reflectance in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum resembles that of leaf litter.^[2]

See also

• Mantodea of Southeast Asia
• List of mantis genera and species