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| Name | latin |
Didymocorypha lanceolata |
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Indian horned mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 101 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
| Order |
Mantodea |
| Family |
Tarachodidae |
| Subfamily |
Tarachodinae |
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| | First Description | Author |
FABRICIUS |
| Year |
1798 |
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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 |
about 3cm |
| Female |
about 3,5cm |
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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 |
about 6 (3 + 3) month |
| Female |
about 8,5 (3,5 + 5) month |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L5 and above: only by counting the abdominal segments at the bottom of the abdomen (8 segments)
adult: wings which cover about 3/4 of the abdomen, thinner and smaller than female, very long antennas |
| Female |
L5 and above: only by counting the abdominal segments at the bottom of the abdomen (6 segments)
adult: no wings, bigger and stronger shape than male, short antennas |
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| | Spreading | India, Nepal, Sri Lanka |
| The description of this species is based on individuals of the following origin: |
| Goa (India) |
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| Asia |
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| | Habitat | on Twigs, on bushes |
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| | Aggressiveness | low |
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| | Colorvariants | none |
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