- African Mantis
African Mantis and African Praying Mantis are
common name s for many species of praying mantis fromAfrica , especially "Sphodromantis viridis " (Giant African Mantis) and other species ingenus "Sphodromantis " (i.e "S. belachowski", "S. centralis", "S. gastrica", "S. lineola", etc.), and also"Miomantis caffra " and others as well. [ [http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html] African Mantis ] [ [http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Oceania/New_Zealand/photo135791.htm] Trek Nature New Zealand] [ [http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/african-mantis.html] African Praying Mantis] [ [http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html] African Praying Mantis"Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis" and "centralis"]Variants of this common name are used by species such as "
Popa spurca " (African Twig Mantis) [ [http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/DriedPopaSpurca.html] Phasmids in Cyberspace] , "Oxyothespis dumonti " (African Grass Mantis) [ [http://www.mantisplace.com/mantisforsale.html] African Grass Mantis. "Oxyothespis dumonti"] , "Tarachodes" species (African Bark Mantis) [ [http://www.mantisplace.com/hangff.html] African Bark Mantis ] , etc.ee also
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List of mantis genera and species References
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