Dot-winged Mantis (Iris polystictica) is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine,RedBook Ukraine: Iris polystictica southern Siberia, China, and Mongolia. Texas A&M University It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia.APUS.RU Богомол пятнистый - Iris polystictica page
Description About 28-49mm in length.
Subspecies Iris polystictica polystictica (Fischer-Waldheim, 1846) Afghanistan, China, Iran, Tadschikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Turkestan Iris polystictica mongolica (Sjostedt, 1932) Mongolia, China Iris polystictica shahdarinica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan Iris polystictica shugnanica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan
See also List of mantis genera and species Iris oratoria
References
External links Picture showing deimatic behavior of adult males of Iris polystictica.