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
Angelinae
Tribe
Angelini
First Description
Author
SAUSSURE
Year
1870
Size
Quotation of Size
The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
Male
ca. 6cm
Female
ca. 8cm- 9cm
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
ca. 8 (6 + 2) months / ~ 7 moltings
Female
11 (6.5 + 4.5) months / ~ 8 moltings
Sexing
Sexing
Morphologically differences between male and female.
Male
L5 and above: only by counting the abdomial segments at the bottom of the abdomen (8 segments)
adult: the wings are longer than the abdomen, a more thin body than the female, a long and thin abdomen
Female
L5 and abouve: only by counting the abdomial segments at the bottom of the abdomen (6 segments)
adult: a big and short abdomen, the wings are reduced
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).
Thailand
The description is based on mantids of the following origin:
Pak-Chong (Thailand)
