Mantichora
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Mantichora is a genus of Cicindelinae that is endemic to Africa. Its members are the largest of the subfamily, and may be the largest predatory insects in the world. All species are darkly colored, nocturnal, and flightless. Males usually have exaggerated mandibles compaired to the females, used for clasping during copulation.
Some species include:
- Mantichora latipennis
- Mantichora tuberculata
- Mantichora livingstoni
- Mantichora mygaloides
- Mantichora gruti
- Mantichora scabra
- Mantichora horni
- Mantichora holubi
- Mantichora jouberti
- Mantichora sichelii
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