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'''''Sphodromantis gastrica''''', with the [[common name]]s '''African mantis''' or '''common green mantis''', is a species of [[praying mantis]] from [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330102342/http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html |archive-date=2009-03-30 }} African Mantis</ref><ref>[http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/african-mantis.html] African Praying Mantis</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html |title=Untitled Document |access-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916040228/http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html |archive-date=2009-09-16 }} African Praying Mantis ''Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis'' and ''centralis''</ref> |
'''''Sphodromantis gastrica''''', with the [[common name]]s '''African mantis''' or '''common green mantis''', is a species of [[praying mantis]] from [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330102342/http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html |archive-date=2009-03-30 }} African Mantis</ref><ref>[http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/african-mantis.html] African Praying Mantis</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html |title=Untitled Document |access-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916040228/http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html |archive-date=2009-09-16 }} African Praying Mantis ''Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis'' and ''centralis''</ref> |
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It averages {{convert|65|-|75|mm|in}} in body length, and has a very diverse diet, hunting any prey of reasonable size.<ref>[http://www.kudlanky.com/soubory/sphodromantis_an.htm] Kudlanky.com</ref> It has a lifespan of approximately 332 days and usually females live longer than males. Their survival rate until adulthood is about 41.8%. |
It averages {{convert|65|-|75|mm|in}} in body length, and has a very diverse diet, hunting any prey of reasonable size.<ref>[http://www.kudlanky.com/soubory/sphodromantis_an.htm] Kudlanky.com</ref> It has a lifespan of approximately 332 days and usually females live longer than males. Their survival rate until adulthood is about 41.8%.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Greyvenstein |first=Bianca |last2=Du Plessis |first2=Hannalene |last3=Van den Berg |first3=Johnnie |date=2022-11-01 |title=Notes on the lifecycle and distribution of Sphodromantis gastrica (Stål, 1858) (Mantodea: Mantidae) in South Africa |url=https://www.africanentomology.com/article/view/13967 |journal=African Entomology |volume=30 |doi=10.17159/2254-8854/2022/a13967 |issn=2224-8854}}</ref> |
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Previously [[Taxonomy (biology)|classified]] as ''[[Hierodula]] bicarinata'' (Saussure, 1869) and as ''Sphodromantis guttata'' (Giglio-Tos, 1907), this species has been found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and East Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/zooento/Martin/mantidae.html |title=Checklist: South African Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) |access-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622173203/http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/zooento/Martin/mantidae.html |archive-date=2008-06-22 }} The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien, Burgring 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm |title=Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide |access-date=2010-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903051926/http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm |archive-date=2010-09-03 }} Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide</ref> |
Previously [[Taxonomy (biology)|classified]] as ''[[Hierodula]] bicarinata'' (Saussure, 1869) and as ''Sphodromantis guttata'' (Giglio-Tos, 1907), this species has been found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and East Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/zooento/Martin/mantidae.html |title=Checklist: South African Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) |access-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622173203/http://www.ru.ac.za/academic/departments/zooento/Martin/mantidae.html |archive-date=2008-06-22 }} The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien, Burgring 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm |title=Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide |access-date=2010-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903051926/http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm |archive-date=2010-09-03 }} Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Sphodromantis |
| Species: | S. gastrica
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| Sphodromantis gastrica (Stål, 1858)
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Sphodromantis gastrica, with the common names African mantis or common green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa.[1][2][3]
It averages 65–75 millimetres (2.6–3.0 in) in body length, and has a very diverse diet, hunting any prey of reasonable size.[4] It has a lifespan of approximately 332 days and usually females live longer than males. Their survival rate until adulthood is about 41.8%.[5]
Previously classified as Hierodula bicarinata (Saussure, 1869) and as Sphodromantis guttata (Giglio-Tos, 1907), this species has been found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and East Africa.[6][7]
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Dorsal aspect of a late instar female, showing wing-pads -
Immature female -
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See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) African Mantis - ^ [1] African Praying Mantis
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-23. African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis
- ^ [2] Kudlanky.com
- ^ Greyvenstein, Bianca; Du Plessis, Hannalene; Van den Berg, Johnnie (2022-11-01). "Notes on the lifecycle and distribution of Sphodromantis gastrica (Stål, 1858) (Mantodea: Mantidae) in South Africa". African Entomology. 30. doi:10.17159/2254-8854/2022/a13967. ISSN 2224-8854.
- ^ "Checklist: South African Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-07-23. The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach, Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien, Burgring 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria
- ^ "Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-06-22. Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide
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