Tenodera aridifolia

Tenodera aridifolia is a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae. Common names include Japanese giant mantis, オオカマキリ oo-kamakiri ("large mantis") in Japan. It is also known as the Chinese mantis,[1] not to be confused with Tenodera sinensis, which has the same common name. T. sinensis was once considered to be a subspecies of the Japanese giant mantis.

Tenodera aridifolia
Adult female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Tenodera
Species:
T. aridifolia
Binomial name
Tenodera aridifolia
(Stoll, 1813)
Subspecies
  • T. a. aridifolia (Stoll, 1813)
  • T. a. brevicollis (Breier, 1933)

Range

Tenodera aridifolia is distributed in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Tsushima), Taiwan, and China.

Description

Males are 68–92 mm in length, and females are 77–105 mm long.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:[2]

  • Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia (Stoll, 1813)
  • Tenodera aridifolia brevicollis (Breier, 1933)

References

  1. Chinese mantis. Insects of the Duke Campus. Duke University.
  2. Tenodera aridifolia. Mantodea Species File Online.
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