Biology:Sphodromantis gastrica

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

African mantis
African Green Mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica) (14051620003).jpg
Adult in the Kruger Park, South Africa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Sphodromantis
Species:
S. gastrica
Binomial name
Sphodromantis gastrica
(Stål, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Mantis gastrica Stål 1858
  • Hierodula bicarinata (Saussure, 1869)
  • Sphodromantis bicarinata (Saussure, 1869)
  • Sphodromantis bioculata (Burmeister, 1838)
  • Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)

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] It has a lifespan of approximately 332 days and usually females live longer than males. Their survival rate until adulthood is about 41.8%.[5]

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.[6][7]

  • Dorsal aspect of a late instar female, showing wing-pads

  • Immature female

  • Sphodromantis eating bee

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html.  African Mantis
  2. ↑ [1] African Praying Mantis
  3. ↑ "Untitled Document". http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html.  African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis
  4. ↑ [2] Kudlanky.com
  5. ↑ Greyvenstein, Bianca; Du Plessis, Hannalene; Van den Berg, Johnnie (2022-11-01). "Notes on the lifecycle and distribution of Sphodromantis gastrica (Stål, 1858) (Mantodea: Mantidae) in South Africa". African Entomology 30. doi:10.17159/2254-8854/2022/a13967. ISSN 2224-8854. https://www.africanentomology.com/article/view/13967. 
  6. ↑ "Checklist: South African Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae)". http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/zooento/Martin/mantidae.html.  The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien, Burgring 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria
  7. ↑ "Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide". http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm.  Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide

Wikidata ☰ Q5223557 entry




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