Sphodromantis gastrica
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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
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Binomial name | |
Sphodromantis gastrica (Stål, 1858)
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Synonyms | |
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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 prey 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) African Mantis - ^ [1] African Praying Mantis
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-23. African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis
- ^ [2] Kudlanky.com
- ^ "Checklist: South African Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-07-23. 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". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-06-22. Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide
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