Inimia nat is a species of mantis in the family Nanomantidae, and it is the sole species in the genus Inimia. It is found in south-eastern Queensland, Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Nanomantidae |
| Subfamily: | Fulciniinae |
| Genus: | Inimia |
| Species: | I. nat
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| Binomial name | |
| Inimia nat Connors, 2023
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Etymology
editThis species was first discovered with the aid of the citizen science platform iNaturalist. Following standard practice for binomial names, Inimia nat may be abbreviated to I. nat. Its name is wordplay by the authors to pay homage to iNaturalist, which itself is sometimes abbreviated to iNat.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Connors, Matthew G.; Yeeles, Peter; Lach, Lori; Rentz, David C. F. (2023-11-30). "A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus". Zootaxa. 5380 (3): 201–226. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5380.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 38221315.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Inimia.
- Loarie, Scott (2023-12-01). "iNaturalist November News Highlights". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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