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Tenodera Australasiae
''Tenodera australasiae'', the purple-winged mantis, is species of praying mantis. Found in Australia, it is common in most parts of Brisbane (QLD). Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogenetic. Range All of Australia, www.ces.csiro.au Tenodera australasiae (Leach) but said to be absent in New Zealand. Ramsay, G. W. 1990. Mantodea (Insecta) with a review of aspects of functional morphology and biology. ''Fauna of New Zealand'' 19, 96 pages. . Published 13 June 1990. Diet The purple-winged mantis has varied diet consisting mainly of other |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenodera Sinensis
The Chinese mantis (''Tenodera sinensis'') is a species of mantis native to Asia and the nearby islands. In 1896 this species was accidentally introduced by a nursery tender at Mt. Airy near Philadelphia, United States. ''Tenodera sinensis'' often is erroneously referred to as ''Tenodera aridifolia sinensis'' because it was at first described as a subspecies of '' Tenodera aridifolia'', but ''Tenodera sinensis'' is now established as a full species. ''Tenodera sinensis'' feeds primarily on other insects, though adult females sometimes catch small vertebrates. For example, they have been observed feeding on hornets, spiders, grasshoppers, katydids, small reptiles, amphibians, and even hummingbirds. Like most mantids, they are known to be cannibalistic. One study found that cannibalism occurs in up to 50% of matings. These mantids have been observed eating the larvae of monarch butterflies, while discarding the entrails. Description The Chinese mantis is a long, slender, brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantodea Of Oceania
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects ( Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers ( Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantidae
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank. Subfamilies and genera Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019, the ''Mantodea Species File'' includes ten subfamilies: Choeradodinae The Americas, Asia * '' Asiadodis'' Roy, 2004 * ''Choeradodis'' Serville, 1831 * †'' Prochaeradodis'' Piton, 1940 Deroman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Stick Insects And Mantids
This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia. Common species * Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan'' * Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata'' * Large brown mantis, '' Archimantis latistyla'' * Monster mantis, '' Archimantis monstrosa'' * Spur legged phasmid, '' Didymuria violescens'' * Goliath stick insect, ''Eurycnema goliath'' * Darwin stick insect, ''Eurycnema osiris'' * Crowned stick insect, '' Onchestus rentzi'' * Garden mantis, ''Orthodera ministralis'' * Pink winged phasma, ''Podocanthus typhon'' * False garden mantis, ''Pseudomantis albofimbriata'' * Burying mantis, ''Sphodropoda tristis'' * Purple-winged mantis, ''Tenodera australasiae'' * Children's stick insect, ''Tropidoderus childrenii'' References *{{cite web, url=http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/group.cfm?Group_ID=18 , title=Stick insects and praying mantids - Phasmatodea and Mantodea , work=FaunaBase , publisher=Australian Museum , accessdate=9 October 2008 , url-status=dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenodera Superstitiosa
''Tenodera superstitiosa'' is a species in the family Mantidae. Range It is found in West Africa (Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Ghana, Mauritania, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso). Subspecies *''Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa'' (Fabricius, 1781) *''Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana'' (Giglio-Tos, 1907), may not be a valid subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q7700544 Mantidae Mantodea of Africa Insects described in 1781 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Mantis
The Chinese mantis (''Tenodera sinensis'') is a species of mantis native to Asia and the nearby islands. In 1896 this species was accidentally introduced by a nursery tender at Mt. Airy near Philadelphia, United States. ''Tenodera sinensis'' often is erroneously referred to as ''Tenodera aridifolia sinensis'' because it was at first described as a subspecies of ''Tenodera aridifolia'', but ''Tenodera sinensis'' is now established as a full species. ''Tenodera sinensis'' feeds primarily on other insects, though adult females sometimes catch small vertebrates. For example, they have been observed feeding on hornets, spiders, grasshoppers, katydids, small reptiles, amphibians, and even hummingbirds. Like most mantids, they are known to be cannibalistic. One study found that cannibalism occurs in up to 50% of matings. These mantids have been observed eating the larvae of monarch butterflies, while discarding the entrails. Description The Chinese mantis is a long, slender, brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenodera Aridifolia
''Tenodera aridifolia'' is a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae. The Chinese mantis, ''T. sinensis'', was once considered to be a subspecies of ''T. aridifolia'', but the species can be distinguished by the shape of male genitalia. Range ''Tenodera aridifolia'' is distributed in China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Indonesia. Description Males are 67–73mm in length, and females are 77–84mm. Subspecies There are two subspecies: Mantodea Species File Online. *''Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia'' (Stoll, 1813) *''Tenodera aridifolia brevicollis'' (Breier, 1933) Gallery |
Praying Mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects ( Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers (Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenodera
''Tenodera''Burmeister H (1838) ''Handb. Ent., Burm.'' 2: 534. is a genus of mantis in the family Mantidae which contains several species of praying mantises. The species in this genus can be found primarily in Africa, Asia and Australia, but also North America. Description Specifically, mantids in this genus can be identified by their mid and hind femora The femur (; ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with t ... which contain an apical spine. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tenodera'':Mantodea Species File (v. 5.0, retrieved 13 August 2021) #'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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