Pyrgomantis simillima

{{short description|Species of praying mantis}}

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| taxon = Pyrgomantis simillima

| authority = Beier, 1954

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Pyrgomantis simillima is a species of praying mantis found in Tanzania, Transvaal Province, and Zimbabwe. It was originally identified as two separate species: Pyrgomantis curta (Beier, 1954) and Pyrgomantis simillima (also Beier, 1954).[http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Amorphoscelis] Tree of Life Web Project. 2005{{cite web |url=http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Tarachodidae.txt |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-11-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105134717/http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Tarachodidae.txt |archivedate=2009-11-05 }} Texas A&M University