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| Name | latin |
Pseudempusa pinnapavonis |
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| | IGM-Number | 61 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
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Mantodea |
| Family |
Mantidae |
| Subfamily |
Miomantinae |
| Tribe |
Riventinini |
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| | First Description | Author |
BRUNNER VON WATTENWYL |
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1892 |
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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. 7,5cm- 8,5cm |
| Female |
ca. 9,5cm- 10cm |
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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 |
10 (4 + 6) months / ~ 9 moltings |
| Female |
13 (5 + 8) months / ~ 9 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L5 and above: smaller and thinner than females, eye-spot inside of the arms (coxa) is black
adult: essentually smaller and thinner than females, long, thin antennas, the upper side of the abdomen is blazing red, wings are longer than the abdomen, good flyers |
| Female |
L5 and above: more compact than males, eye-spot inside of the arms (coxa) is red, sometimes with a black circle in the middle
adult: more compact than males, bigger abdomen, short and thin antennas, wings shorter than abdomen, nonvalent |
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| | | | | Spreading | Myanmar, Thailand |
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| Asia |
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| | Habitat | branches of bushes and trees |
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| | Aggressiveness | medium |
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| | Colorvariants | none |
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| | Hint | Adults show an impressing threat- behaviour (s. photos --> adult). The subwings of both sexes are colourful and have a iridescent eye- spot. Furthermore the females can stridulate with their wings. The subwings were rub against special black areas on the abdomen. It sounds like rustling pulp. |
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