mantispid

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Noun1.mantispid - insect that resembles a mantismantispid - insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps
neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect - insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
family Mantispidae, Mantispidae - mantispids
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Collection of mantispid flies was carried out from three different regions of Pakistan.
New Records of Mantispid Flies (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from Pakistan
The visually controlled prey-capture behaviour of the European mantispid Mantispa styriaca.
Relationship between body size and spatial vision in the praying mantis --an ontogenetic study
Transfer of a larval mantispid during copulation of its spider host.
The function of long copulation in the wolf spider Pardosa agrestis (Araneae, Lycosidae) investigated in a controlled copulation duration experiment
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