Archimantis monstrosa
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Genus: | Archimantis |
Species: | A. monstrosa
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Binomial name | |
Archimantis monstrosa Wood-Mason, 1878
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Archimantis monstrosa is a species of mantid in the family Mantidae. A. monstrosa, or monster mantis, commonly reaches a length of 90mm or more. It is less common than the often-seen large brown mantis.[1] A. monstrosa that live near the coast can get quite large and sometimes will attack much larger prey.
Identification
[edit]A. monstrosa can be distinguished from A. latistyla in that it only has three spots on the wing covers where A. latistyla has 4; another feature is the spines on the margin of the thorax [citation needed].
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "species Archimantis monstrosa". Retrieved 21 Dec 2014.