Amantis nawai

Amantis nawai is a small species of praying mantis native to eastern Asia. Amantis nawai are parthenogenetic, and males are uncommonly seen.[1]

Amantis nawai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Gonypetidae
Genus: Amantis
Species:
A. nawai
Binomial name
Amantis nawai
Shiraki, 1908

Description

  • Females: 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Females have wing nubs
  • Males: 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in) in length. Males have full wings.

Distribution

It is found in China, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan;[2] in Japan on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa;[3] and in South Korea at Jejudo.

Habitat

They are found on the forest floor and low trees, to eat insects such as ants.[3] Often found around Machilus thunbergii and Castanopsis sieboldii, and other lush vegetation shaded by broadleaf evergreen trees and large rocks.

Oothecae are found on rocks and tree bark etc.[1]

References


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