Biology:Sphodromantis gastrica
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Short description: Species of praying mantis
African mantis | |
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Adult in the Kruger Park, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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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]
See also
- African mantis
- List of mantis genera and species
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html. African Mantis
- ↑ [1] African Praying Mantis
- ↑ "Untitled Document". http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html. African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis
- ↑ [2] Kudlanky.com
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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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