Tenodera aridifolia
| Tenodera aridifolia | |
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| Adult female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Subfamily: | Mantinae |
| Tribe: | Polyspilotini |
| Genus: | Tenodera |
| Species: | Tenodera aridifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenodera aridifolia (Stoll, 1813) | |
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Tenodera aridifolia is a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae. Common names include Japanese giant mantis, オオカマキリ oo-kamakiri ("large mantis") in Japan. It is also known as the Chinese mantis,[1] not to be confused with Tenodera sinensis, which has the same common name. T. sinensis was once considered to be a subspecies of the Japanese giant mantis.
Range
Tenodera aridifolia is distributed in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Tsushima), Taiwan, and China.
Description
Males are 68-92 mm in length, and females are 77-105 mm long.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:[2]
- Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia (Stoll, 1813)
- Tenodera aridifolia brevicollis (Breier, 1933)
References
- ↑ Chinese mantis. Insects of the Duke Campus. Duke University.
- ↑ Tenodera aridifolia. Mantodea Species File Online.
External links
- Tenodera sinensis. Bugguide.net
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