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| Name | latin |
Phyllocrania paradoxa |
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Ghost Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 10 |
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| Systematics
Systematics
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All data for the systematics is taken from Reinhard Ehrmann's book "Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt" (Mantodea - Praying mantids of the world).
More about this book can be found in the section literature at this page.
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| Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
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Mantodea |
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Hymenopodidae |
| Subfamily |
Epaphroditinae |
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Phyllocranini |
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| | First Description | Author |
BURMEISTER |
| Year |
1838 |
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| Size
Quotation of Size
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The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
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| Male |
ca. 5cm |
| Female |
ca. 5cm |
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| Lifespan
Quotation of the Lifespan
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The lifespan is given in month and has the following definition:
overall-age ("time between hatching and imago" + "lifespan after the last molting")
Example: 9 (2 + 7) month lifespan
overall-age = 9 month
time between hatching and imago = 2 month
lifespan after the last molting = 7 month
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| Male |
7,5 (5,5 + 2) months / ~ 6 moltings |
| Female |
12 (6+ 6) months / ~ 7 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L5 and above: thinner than females, smaller appendages (lateral of the abdomen)
L6 and above: crown esentually smaller and more curved than the female`s crown
adult: long antennas, transparent wings, which are longer than the abdomen, good flyers, significant thinner than the female |
| Female |
L5 and above: more compact than the male, bigger appendages
L6 and above: the crown is as wide as the female`s head and more line than the male`s crown
adult: significant more compact than the male, short antennas, wings cover the abdomen |
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Spreading
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For a better overview, only whole countries are listed for the quotation of spreading, even if a species can only be found in a small part of that country.
All data for the spreading is taken from Reinhard Ehrmann's book "Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt" (Mantodea - Praying mantids of the world).
More about this book can be found in the section literature at this page.
At the menu "Spreading" for each country only the genus but the species is printed (Exception: on this site described species).
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| whole africa sub-Saharan, Madagascar |
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| Africa |
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| | Habitat | bushes, shrubbes, trees in open, dry terrains
inhabits dry areas |
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| | Aggressiveness | low |
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| | Colorvariants | green, lightbrown/ yellowish- darkbrown/ black
males are adult always lightbrown |
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| | Hint | Males are very afflicted by stress. In case of danger, both sexes dump down and remain in akinese (legs tightened and motionless). |
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