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| Name | latin |
Deroplatys desiccata |
| english |
Dead Leaf Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 15 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
| Order |
Mantodea |
| Family |
Mantidae |
| Subfamily |
Deroplatyinae |
| Tribe |
Deroplatyini |
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| | First Description | Author |
WESTWOOD |
| Year |
1839 |
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| Size
Quotation of Size
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The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
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| Male |
ca. 6,5cm- 7cm |
| Female |
ca. 7,5cm- 8cm |
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| Lifespan
Quotation of the Lifespan
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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
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| Male |
ca. 9 (7 + 2) months / ~ 8 moltings |
| Female |
ca. 14 (7 + 7) months / ~ 9 moltings |
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Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L4 and above: the pronotum looks like a spearhead
adult: the same as L4, thin body |
| Female |
L4 and above: the pronotum looks like a "M"
adult: the same as L4, thik abdomen |
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| | Spreading | Malaysian Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Thailand |
| The description is based on mantids of the following origin:
Malaysia |
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| | Habitat | at grounds with dead leafes, bushes
inhabits damp areas, tropical rainforest |
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| | Aggressiveness | high |
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| | Colorvariants | light to dark brown, black |
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| | Hint | impressive threatening behavior (see photos) |
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