Macromantis ovalifolia

At 10 cm in length, Macromantis ovalifolia,[1] in the subfamily Macromantinae, is one of the largest species of praying mantis.[2]

Macromantis ovalifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Photinaidae
Genus: Macromantis
Species:
M. ovalifolia
Binomial name
Macromantis ovalifolia
Stoll, 1813

References

  1. Mantodea Species File
  2. Dipartimento di BiologĂ­a Animale, UniversitĂ  di Catania, Italia.


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