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| Name | latin |
Popa spurca crassa |
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African Twig Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 53 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
| Order |
Mantodea |
| Family |
Mantidae |
| Subfamily |
Vatinae |
| Tribe |
Danuriini |
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| | First Description | Author |
GIGLIO-TOS |
| Year |
1917 |
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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 |
6,5cm- 7cm |
| Female |
7,5cm- 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 |
6,5 (4,5 + 2) months / ~ 8 moltings |
| Female |
11 (5 + 6) months / ~ 9 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L5 and above: essentually thinner than females, 3- 4 small appandages on the upper side of the abdomen
adult: complete wings, volant, essentually thinner than females, the base of the antennas is thickened, wings longer than the abdomen |
| Female |
L5: more compact than males, 3- 4 big, visible appendages on the upper side of the abdomen
adult: reduced wings, nonvolant, more compact than males, thin antennas |
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| | | | | Spreading | Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda |
| The description of this species is based on individuals of the following origin:
Malindi (Kenya) |
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| | Habitat | bushes and shrubbes
inhabits dry areas |
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| | Aggressiveness | high |
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| | Colorvariants | black, darkgrey, grey brown |
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| | Hint | In case of danger, they spread their arms far away from their body and remain in their canouflage- behavior motionless, even when touching them. |
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