Deroplatys
desiccata
lobata
truncata
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Name latin Deroplatys truncata
english Dead Leaf Mantis
IGM-Number 140
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 Deroplatyinae
Tribe Deroplatyini
First Description Author GUÉRIN-MÉNEVILLE
Year 1843
Size

Quotation of Size

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

Female ca. 6,5cm - 7cm
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

Female adult: 4 months
Sexing

Sexing

Morphologically differences between male and female.

Female adult: very big pronotum, looks like a "Delta"
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).

Malaysian Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, New-Guinea
Asia
Asia
Habitat at grounds with dead leafes, bushes
inhabits damp areas, tropical rainforest
Hint impressive threatening behavior

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