Cilnia humeralis | |
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Adult female Cilnia humeralis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Miomantidae |
Genus: | Cilnia |
Species: | C. humeralis
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Binomial name | |
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871
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Subspecies | |
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Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa. [1] [2]
A breeder in Great Britain describes C. humeralis as "a very stockily built species with huge forelegs; possibly the most powerful and aggressive species I have kept." [3] [4]
This species of mantis contains two subspecies.
This subspecies of mantis is found in Tanzania. [5]
This subspecies of mantis is found in Ethiopia, [6] Mozambique, [7] South Africa, [8] Namibia. [9]
Synonyms of this subspecies include:
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