Cilnia humeralis

Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa.[1][2]

Cilnia humeralis
Adult female Cilnia humeralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Mantidae
Subfamily:
Miomantinae
Tribe:
Miomantini
Genus:
Cilnia
Species:
Cilnia humeralis

Saussure, 1871
Binomial name
Cilnia humeralis
Saussure, 1871
Subspecies
  • Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)
  • Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)

A breeder in the United Kingdom describes C. humeralis as "a very stockily built species with huge forelegs; possibly the most powerful and aggressive species I have kept." [3][4]

Subspecies

This species of mantis contains two subspecies.

Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)

This subspecies of mantis is found in Tanzania.[5]

Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)

This subspecies of mantis is found in Ethiopia,[6] Mozambique,[7] South Africa,[8] Namibia.[9]

Synonyms of this subspecies include:

  • Cilnia humeralis brevipennis (Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899)
  • Cilnia humeralis ignota (Rehn, 1904)
  • Cilnia humeralis latipes (Stal, 1876)

[10]

See also

References
  1. Cilnia Humeralis (Wide armed mantis)
  2. Cilnia humeralis
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2008-07-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MantidForum.net
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MantisPets.com [pics]
  5. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage
  6. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage
  7. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage
  8. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage
  9. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1826
  10. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1827


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