Biology:Hierodula patellifera

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula patellifera1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Hierodula
Species:
H. patellifera
Binomial name
Hierodula patellifera
Serville, 1839
Synonyms
  • Hierodula bipapilla Serville, 1839
  • Hierodula daqingshanensis Wang, 1993
  • Hierodula dispar Kirby, 1900
  • Hierodula manillana Giglio-Tos, 1912
  • Hierodula manillensis Saussure, 1870
  • Hierodula multispina Wang, 1993
  • Hierodula raptoria Stal, 1877
  • Hierodula xishaensis Wang, 1993
  • Hierodula yunnanensis Wang, 1993

Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis,[1] is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula.

Description

Males are about 45–65 mm long and females around 65–75 mm long.[2] Individuals can vary from green to brown in color. Although this species is fairly large for mantises in general, it is among the smallest members of the genus Hierodula, of which many species can reach 110–150 mm.

Range

They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India , Nepal,[3] San Paolo Solbrito, Italy Java, Korean Peninsula, Philippines , New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Sumba,[4] Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa.[5][6][7]

Habitat

H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.[8]

Additional images

  • Underside of adult female Hierodula patellifera Osaka-ful, Japan

  • Ootheca of Hierodula patellifera

  • Hierodula patellifera laying ootheca

  • Hierodula patellifera preying on cicada

  • Hierodula patellifera filmed in Tokyo, Japan

  • Hierodula patellifera found in Seoul, South Korea .

See also

  • List of mantis species and genera

References

  1. ↑ "Mantids for Sale - Mantis Pets - Home of the Praying Mantis". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115155728/http://www.mantispets.com/mantids-for-sale.html. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 
  2. ↑ "제목 없음". http://www.jasa.pe.kr/pulmuchi/sciname.htm. 
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20130917023027/http://zsi.gov.in/checklist/mantodea.pdf. Retrieved 2014-02-15. 
  4. ↑ [1] Mantis (Hierodula patellifera) Family Mantidae.
  5. ↑ "ハラビロカマキリ". http://www.insects.jp/kon-kamaharabiro.htm. 
  6. ↑ "제목 없음". http://www.jasa.pe.kr/pulmuchi/sciname.htm. 
  7. ↑ "Check list of mantids from Taiwan | Mantis Study Group". http://mantodea.myspecies.info/check-list-mantids-taiwan. 
  8. ↑ "ハラビロカマキリ". http://www.insects.jp/kon-kamaharabiro.htm. 

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