''Sphodromantis centralis'',
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
African mantis or Central African mantis, is a species of
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 ha ...
from Africa.
[ African Praying Mantis
''Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis'' and ''centralis'']
See also
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African mantis
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List of mantis genera and species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
References
Centralis
Mantodea of Africa
Insects of Cameroon
Insects of the Central African Republic
Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insects of Gabon
Insects of the Republic of the Congo
Fauna of Central Africa
Insects described in 1914
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