Sphodromantis gastrica explained

Sphodromantis gastrica, with the common names African mantis or common green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa.[1] [2] [3]

It averages 65mm75mm in body length, and has a very diverse diet, hunting any prey of reasonable size.[4] It has a lifespan of approximately 332 days and usually females live longer than males. Their survival rate until adulthood is about 41.8%.[5]

Previously classified as Hierodula bicarinata (Saussure, 1869) and as Sphodromantis guttata (Giglio-Tos, 1907), this species has been found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and East Africa.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-07-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090330102342/http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html . 2009-03-30 . African Mantis
  2. http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/african-mantis.html
  3. Web site: Untitled Document . 2008-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916040228/http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html . 2009-09-16 . African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis
  4. http://www.kudlanky.com/soubory/sphodromantis_an.htm
  5. Greyvenstein . Bianca . Du Plessis . Hannalene . Van den Berg . Johnnie . 2022-11-01 . Notes on the lifecycle and distribution of Sphodromantis gastrica (Stål, 1858) (Mantodea: Mantidae) in South Africa . African Entomology . 30 . 10.17159/2254-8854/2022/a13967 . 2224-8854. free .
  6. Web site: Checklist: South African Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) . 2008-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080622173203/http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/zooento/Martin/mantidae.html . 2008-06-22 . The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien, Burgring 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria
  7. Web site: Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide . 2010-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100903051926/http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm . 2010-09-03 . Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide

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