Distribution of Hierodula in Europe. H. patellifera records (green points) are plotted over the railway network in the occurrence areas (black lines, data from @OpenStreetMap contributors). The red polygon represents the area of distribution of H. tenuidentata. Records from France from Moulin 2020. Basemap: Natural Earth data.

 
  Part of: Battiston R, Amerini R, Di Pietro W, Guariento LA, Bolognin L, Moretto E (2020) A new alien mantis in Italy: is the Indochina mantis Hierodula patellifera chasing the train for Europe? Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e50779. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50779