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| Name | latin |
Sphodromantis lineola |
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African Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 1 |
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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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Mantidae |
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Mantinae |
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Paramantini |
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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. 6cm |
| Female |
ca. 8cm |
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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 |
adult: 3 months |
| Female |
adult: 8 months |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L5 and above: just by counting the abdominal- segments (8 segments)
adult: smaller than female, wings longer than the abdomen |
| Female |
L5 and above: just by counting the abdominal- segments (6 segments)
adult: more compact than males, 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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| Central and West Africa |
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| Africa |
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| | Habitat | in branches of bushes and trees, also in populated areas |
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| | Aggressiveness | high |
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| | Colorvariants | light- till darkgreen, light- till darkbrown, yellowish |
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| | Hint | S. lineola has 4- 5 yellowish- white spots in the inside of the coxa. The colour of the nymphs can differ between brown, green to yellow, depending on their environment. Also the adults can differ in their colour, often the subadult colour remains to the adult state. |
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