Taumantis
sigiana
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Name latin Taumantis sigiana
Systematics

Systematics

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.

Super-Order Dictyoptera
Order Mantodea
Family Mantidae
Subfamily Miomantinae
Tribe Miomantini
First Description Author GIGLIO-TOS
Year 1911
Size

Quotation of Size

The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.

Male ca. 3cm
Female ca. 5cm
Lifespan

Quotation of the Lifespan

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

Male adult: 1,5 months/ ~ 6 moltings
Female ~ 8 moltings
Sexing

Sexing

Morphologically differences between male and female.

Male L5 and above: smaller and thinner than females
adult: long, thin antennas, wings are longer than the abdomen, good flyers, essentually smaller than females
Female L5 and above: bigger and more compact than males
adult: more compact than males, essentually bigger, short antennas, reduced wings, nonvalent
Spreading

Spreading

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).

Kenya, Tanzania
The description of this species is based on individuals of the following origin:
Malindi (Kenya)
Africa
Africa
Habitat bushes and shrubbes
Aggressiveness high (females)
Colorvariants different shades of green to chartreuse
Hint females have reduced wings,
both sexes have 7 turquoise spots inside of their arms

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