Miomantis paykullii

Miomantis paykullii
	Adult female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Subfamily:	Miomantinae
Tribe:	Miomantini
Genus:	Miomantis
Species:	M. paykullii
Binomial name
	Miomantis paykullii; (Stal, 1871)
Synonyms
	Miomantis pharaonica Saussure, 1898; Miomantis pharaonis Kirby, 1904; Miomantis savignyi Saussure, 1872; Miomantis senegalensis Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899;

Miomantis paykullii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea.^[3]

It is one of several species sometimes known as the Egyptian praying mantis, along with the Miomantis abyssinica and the Miomantis pharaonica.^[4]

The species is found in a number of African countries, including Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal and Togo.

It grows to an adult size of 3.5-4.5 cm.^[5]

References

^ Martin Stiewe. "Recent Mantodea Systematic (present-day)". Retrieved 8 July 2010.
^ Martin Stiewe. "species Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871". Retrieved 8 July 2010.
^ Tree of Life Web Project: Miomantis. 2005.
^ http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/egyptian-mantis.html
^ Mantids - Miomantis paykullii SwissMantis.ch. 2008.

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[1] Martin Stiewe. "Recent Mantodea Systematic (present-day)". Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[2] Martin Stiewe. "species Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871". Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[3] Tree of Life Web Project: Miomantis. 2005.

[4] ttp://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/egyptian-mantis.html

[5] Mantids - Miomantis paykullii SwissMantis.ch. 2008.

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