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Name latin Euchomenella macrops
english Asian Branchmantis
IGM-Number 146
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 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)
Asia
Asia
Habitat bushes, branches, trunks
inhabits damp areas
Aggressiveness middle
Colorvariants none
Hint They escape by doing many short jumps.

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