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| Name | latin |
Gongylus gongylodes |
| english |
Wondering Violin |
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| | IGM-Number | 3 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
| Order |
Mantodea |
| Family |
Mantodea |
| Subfamily |
Empusinae |
| Tribe |
Empusini |
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| | First Description | Author |
LINNÉ |
| Year |
1758 |
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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. 7cm- 7,5cm |
| Female |
ca. 9,5cm- 10cm |
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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 |
ca. 7.5 (3.5 + 4) months / ~ 6 moltings |
| Female |
ca. 15.5 (4.5 + 11) months / ~ 7 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L4 and above: only by counting the abdomial appendages at the bottom of the abdomen (6 appendages)
adult: douple comped antennas, thin body |
| Female |
L4 and abouve: only by counting the abdomial appendages at the bottom of the abdomen (5 appendages)
adult: big abdomen, normal and short antennas |
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| | | | | Spreading | India, Sri-Lanka, Java, Myanmar, Thailand, Bhutan |
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| Asia |
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| | Habitat | bushes
hot, dry and sunny places |
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| | Aggressiveness | very low |
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| | Colorvariants | several brown colors, green |
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| | Hint | Very good hunters, they catch flying insects very good.
Make sure that the ventilation is quite well. Gongylus likes bright and hot places. |
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