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
Hymenopodidae
Subfamily
Acromantinae
Tribe
Acromantini
First Description
Author
SHIRAKI
Year
1911
Size
Quotation of Size
The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
Male
approx 3cm
Female
approx 3,5cm
Sexing
Sexing
Morphologically differences between male and female.
Male
L5 and above: only by counting the abdominal segments at the bottom of the abdomen (8 segments)
adult: the upper wings are longer than the under wings, the wings are longer than the abdomen, a more thinner body, otherwise by counting the segments
Female
L5 and above: only by counting the abdominal segments at the bottom of the abdomen (8 segments)
adult: the under wings are longer than the upper wings, otherwise by counting the segments
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).
Taiwan
The description of this species is based on individuals of the following origin:
