Sphodromantis lineola

Sphodromantis lineola, common name African mantis or African praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa sometimes raised in captivity.[1][2][3][4] It may be distinguished from Sphodromantis baccettii by the absence of blue-black spots on its forearms.[5]

Sphodromantis lineola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Mantidae
Genus:
Sphodromantis
Species:
S. lineola
Binomial name
Sphodromantis lineola
(Burmeister, 1838)

See also

References
  1. "African Mantis". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30.
  2. "TrekNature - Alien Invader Photo". www.treknature.com.
  3. "African Lined Mantis - Sphodromantis lineola". www.exotic-pets.co.uk.
  4. African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Alles over insecten en ongewervelden als huisdier". Ongewoon Ongewerveld (in Dutch).


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