Biology:Cilnia humeralis

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

Cilnia humeralis
Cilnia humeralis.jpg
Adult female Cilnia humeralis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Miomantidae
Genus: Cilnia
Species:
C. humeralis
Binomial name
Cilnia humeralis
Saussure, 1871
Subspecies
  • Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)
  • Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)

Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa.[1][2]

A breeder in Great Britain describes C. humeralis as "a very stockily built species with huge forelegs; possibly the most powerful and aggressive species I have kept."[3][4]

Subspecies

This species of mantis contains two subspecies.

Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)

This subspecies of mantis is found in Tanzania.[5]

Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)

This subspecies of mantis is found in Ethiopia,[6] Mozambique,[7] South Africa,[8] Namibia.[9]

Synonyms of this subspecies include:

  • Cilnia humeralis brevipennis (Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899)
  • Cilnia humeralis ignota (Rehn, 1904)
  • Cilnia humeralis latipes (Stal, 1876)

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q5120033 entry