Tamolanica
tamolana
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Name latin Tamolanica tamolana
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 Mantodea
Subfamily Mantinae
Tribe Paramantini
First Description Author BRANCSIK
Year 1897
Size

Quotation of Size

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

Male ca. 7,5cm
Female ca. 8cm
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: 2 months/ ~ 10 moltings
Female ~ 10 moltings
Sexing

Sexing

Morphologically differences between male and female.

Male L5 and above: just by counting the abdominal- segments (8 segments)
adult: s. larvae, smaller and thinner than females
Female L5 and above: just by counting the abdominal- segments (6 segments)
adult: s. larvae, more compact and bigger than male
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).

Papua New Guinea
Australia
Australia
Habitat bushes, shrubbes, trees
Aggressiveness high
Colorvariants different shades of brown
Hint This species is very aggressive, even males have to be single- kept.

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