Miomantis paykullii

Miomantis paykullii
Miomantis paykullii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Subfamily: Miomantinae
Tribe: Miomantini[1]
Genus: Miomantis
Species: M. paykullii
Binomial name
Miomantis paykullii
(Stal, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Miomantis pharaonica Saussure, 1898
  • Miomantis pharaonis Kirby, 1904
  • Miomantis savignyi Saussure, 1872
  • Miomantis senegalensis Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899[2]

Miomantis paykullii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea.[3] The species is found in a number of African countries, including Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal and Togo. It grows to an adult size of 3.5-4.5cm.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Martin Stiewe. "Recent Mantodea Systematic (present-day)". http://mantids.de/3.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
  2. ^ Martin Stiewe. "species Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871". http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1881. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
  3. ^ Tree of Life Web Project: Miomantis. 2005.
  4. ^ Mantids - Miomantis paykullii SwissMantis.ch. 2008.


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