Kingdom Animalia Family Mantidae Tribe Miomantini Scientific name Cilnia humeralis Rank Species | Class Insecta Subfamily Miomantinae Genus Cilnia Phylum Arthropoda Order Mantis | |
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Similar Mantis, Brunneria borealis, Choeradodis stalii, Oxyopsis, Eremiaphila | ||
Gottesanbeterin cilnia humeralis frisst stabschrecke sipyloidea sipylus wide armed mantis
Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa.
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- Gottesanbeterin cilnia humeralis frisst stabschrecke sipyloidea sipylus wide armed mantis
- Cilnia humeralis eat a locust
- Subspecies
- Cilnia humeralis femoralis Werner 1906
- Cilnia humeralis humeralis Saussure 1871
- References
A breeder in the United Kingdom describes C. humeralis as "a very stockily built species with huge forelegs; possibly the most powerful and aggressive species I have kept."
Cilnia humeralis eat a locust
Subspecies
This species of mantis contains two subspecies.
Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)
This subspecies of mantis is found in Tanzania.
Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)
This subspecies of mantis is found in Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia.
Synonyms of this subspecies include:
References
Cilnia humeralis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA