title: Spined dwarf mantis
text: # Spined dwarf mantis
  
  The spined dwarf mantis (Ameles fasciipennis) is an extinct species of praying mantis that was endemic to Italy.
  
  It has only been collected once, probably in 1871 in the Tolentino area, and has not been seen since, despite extensive entomological surveys of the region.
  
  ## Conservation
  
  The IUCN Red List has declared this species extinct.
  
  