European mantis
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M. religiosa
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Mantis religiosa, with the common name praying mantis, and outside Europe the European mantis, is an insect in the family Mantidae. It is one of the most well-known and widespread species of the order Mantodea, the Mantis.
It is an example of a common name for a single insect species becoming used for a larger group of related species. "Mantis" now refers to the insect order Mantodea, and the other families, genera, and species within it. Other examples are "hornet" and "wasp."
Range
Mantis religiosa is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. It was introduced to North America in 1899 on a shipment of nursery plants from southern Europe. Now it is found from the Northeastern United States to the Pacific Northwest, and across Canada.
Despite being an introduced species, it is the official state insect of Connecticut.[1]
Description
The European mantis is usually 5–7.5 cm (2–3 inches) in length, and has shades of bright green to tan. It can be distinguished easily by a black-ringed spot beneath the fore coxae.
Subspecies
- Mantis religiosa beybienkoi found in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia and West Siberia, Primorsky Krai (Russian Far East)[2]
- Mantis religiosa caucasica found in Stavropol
- Mantis religiosa eichleri found in Ethiopia, Mauritania, Niokolo-Koba, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Congo, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Zambia and Anatolia
- Mantis religiosa inornata found in India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan [3]
- syn. Mantis religiosa akbari (Soomro et al., 2001)
- syn. Mantis inornata (Werner, 1930)[3]
- Mantis religiosa langoalata found in Uzbekistan
- Mantis religiosa latinota found in Kazakhstan
- Mantis religiosa macedonica found in Macedonia
- Mantis religiosa major found in Mombasa (Kenya) [4]
- Mantis religiosa polonica found in Poland, Russia[5]
- Mantis religiosa religiosa found in Africa, North America: Canada, United States, Europe,[6] Asia: Nepal, but not in South America or Australia[3]
- syn.Mantis religiosa maroccana (Thunberg, 1815)
- syn.Mantis religiosa radiata (Fischer-Waldheim, 1846)
- syn.Mantis religiosa sancta (Fabricius, 1787)[4]
- Mantis religiosa siedleckii found in Southeast Asia: Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi
- Mantis religiosa sinica found in China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam
Additional images
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Mating pair of Mantis religiosa, Lower Austria
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Adult male Mantis religiosa in Saône-et-Loire (71, France) in September, 2008
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Brown adult male Mantis religiosa 2008 October, Cerreto Ratti, Alessandria
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Mantis religiosa nymph, France
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Adult male Mantis religiosa
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Brown adult female Mantis religiosa
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Green adult female Mantis religiosa, France
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Adult Mantis religiosa religiosa in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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Ootheca in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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Damaged ootheca in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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References
- ↑ CT.gov: The State Insect; retrieved on August 09, 2010
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mantodea (Insecta) of Nepal: an annotated checklist By Reinhard Ehrmann, Karlsruhe & Matthias Borer, Basel
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org Page Mantis religiosa major Gerstaecker, 1873: Specimen records
- ↑ http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=30736&hl=%2Bmantis+%2Breligiosa
- ↑ ko:항라사마귀
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ es:Mantis religiosa
External links
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- Mantis (genus)
- Mantodea of Africa
- Mantodea of Asia
- Mantodea of Europe
- Mantodea of North America
- Agriculturally beneficial insects
- Biological pest control insects
- Insects of Metropolitan France
- Insects of the United States
- Symbols of Connecticut
- Insects described in 1758
