Parasphendale
agrionina
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Name latin Parasphendale agrionina
english Budwing Mantis
IGM-Number 7
Systematics

Systematics

All data for the systematics is taken from Reinhard Ehrmann's book "Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt" (Mantodea - Praying mantids of the world).

More about this book can be found in the section literature at this page.

Super-Order Dictyoptera
Order Mantodea
Family Mantidae
Subfamily Mantinae
Tribe Miomantini
First Description Author GERSTAECKER
Year 1869
Size

Quotation of Size

The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.

Male ca. 5cm
Female ca. 6cm
Lifespan

Quotation of the Lifespan

The lifespan is given in month and has the following definition:

overall-age ("time between hatching and imago" + "lifespan after the last molting")

Example: 9 (2 + 7) month lifespan
overall-age = 9 month
time between hatching and imago = 2 month
lifespan after the last molting = 7 month

Male 5,5 (3 + 2,5) months / ~ 6 moltings
Female 10 (3 + 7) months / ~ 7 moltings
Sexing

Sexing

Morphologically differences between male and female.

Male L5 and above: slender, thinner and smaller than the females
adult: long, thin antennas, wings are longer than the abdomen, good flyers
Female L5 and above: more compact and bigger than males
adult: significant compacter than males, huge abdomen, short and thin antennas, reduced wings, not able to fly
Spreading

Spreading

For a better overview, only whole countries are listed for the quotation of spreading, even if a species can only be found in a small part of that country.

All data for the spreading is taken from Reinhard Ehrmann's book "Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt" (Mantodea - Praying mantids of the world).
More about this book can be found in the section literature at this page.

At the menu "Spreading" for each country only the genus but the species is printed (Exception: on this site described species).

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania
Africa
Africa
Habitat bushes, small trees,
inhabits velds and open, dry areas
Aggressiveness very high
Colorvariants none
Hint Females have reduced wings and overmaster even comparatevily huge prey.

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