Danuria thunbergi

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Danuria thunbergi
Giant Grass Mantis (Danuria thunbergi) male (11481343334).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Deroplatyidae
Genus: Danuria
Species:
D. thunbergi
Binomial name
Danuria thunbergi
Stål, 1856 [1]

Danuria thunbergi is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. [2] [3] It is known from South Africa [1] and Zimbabwe. [4]

The holotype measures 75 mm (3.0 in) in length. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Stål, Carolus (1856). "Orthoptera cursoria och Locustina från Cafferlandet". Öfversigt af Konglelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. 13: 165–170.
  2. "Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stål, 1856". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  3. "species Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856". Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  4. Kaltenbach, Alfred P. (1998). "Unterlagen für eine Monographie der Mantodea (Insecta) des südlichen Afrika: 2. Bestimmungstabellen für die höheren Taxa, Nachträge zum Artenbestand" (PDF). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien . B. 100: 19–59.