Sphodromantis gastrica
| African mantis | |
|---|---|
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| Adult in the Kruger Park, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Sphodromantis |
| Species: | S. gastrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | |
Sphodromantis gastrica, with the common names African mantis or common green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa.[1][2][3]
It averages 65–75 millimetres (2.6–3.0 in) in body length, and has a very diverse diet, hunting any pray of reasonable size.[4]
Previously classified as Hierodula bicarinata (Saussure, 1869) and as Sphodromantis guttata (Giglio-Tos, 1907), this species has been found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and East Africa.[5][6]
Dorsal aspect of a late instar female, showing wing-pads.jpg)
Immature female
Sphodromantis eating bee
See also
References
- ↑ African Mantis
- ↑ African Praying Mantis
- ↑ African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis
- ↑ Kudlanky.com
- ↑ The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien, Burgring 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria
- ↑ Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide
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