Miomantis binotata
Miomantis binotata | |
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Miomantis binotata nymphs | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Subfamily: | Miomantinae |
Tribe: | Miomantini |
Genus: | Miomantis |
Species: | M. binotata |
Binomial name | |
Miomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911) | |
Synonyms | |
Calidomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911)[1] |
Miomantis binotata common name African Pinstripe Mantis is a small species of praying mantis found in Africa that are bred in captivity in the pet trade.[2][3][4][5]
Description
Range
Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo (?), Burundi.[1] Musina, South Africa.[5]
Additional images
- Male molting to sub-adult
- Female sub-adult with swollen wing-buds
- Adult female, recently gone through ecdysis
- Female molting to adult
- Adult female that has recently gone through ecdysis with her wings still not finished forming
- Light brown colored adult female
- Male, sub-adult, with swollen wing-buds
See also
- Mantodea of Africa
- List of mantis genera and species
References
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-09. Texas A&M University
- ↑ YouTube video by YouTube user "thoseinternets", Titled "African Pinstripe Mantis (Miomantis binotata) feeding"
- ↑ Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ↑ Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org species Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911 Accessed date: September 10 2014
- 1 2 IG Mantodea List
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