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| Name | latin |
Deroplatys lobata |
| english |
Dead Leaf Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 16 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
| Order |
Mantodea |
| Family |
Mantidae |
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Deroplatyinae |
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Deroplatyini |
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| | First Description | Author |
GUÉRIN-MÉNEVILLE |
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1838 |
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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. 4,5cm |
| Female |
ca. 6,5cm- 7cm |
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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 |
adult: 2 months |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L4 and above: by counting the abdomial segments (8 segments), otherwise by pronotum
adult: the same as L4, thin body |
| Female |
L4 and above: by counting the abdomial segments (6 segments), otherwise by pronotum
adult: the same as L4, thick abdomen |
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| | | | | Spreading | Malaysian Peninsula, Thailand, Java, Borneo |
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| Asia |
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| | Habitat | at grounds with dead leafes, bushes
inhabits damp areas, tropical rainforest |
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| | Colorvariants | light to dark grey |
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| | Hint | nymphs and adult males startles easily |
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