Miomantis paykullii

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Miomantis paykullii
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Adult female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Miomantidae
Genus: Miomantis
Species:
M. paykullii
Binomial name
Miomantis paykullii
(Stal, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Miomantis pharaonicaSaussure, 1898
  • Miomantis pharaonisKirby, 1904
  • Miomantis savignyiSaussure, 1872
  • Miomantis senegalensisSchulthess-Rechberg, 1899 [1]

Miomantis paykullii is a species of praying mantis in the family Miomantidae. [2]

It is one of several species sometimes known as the Egyptian praying mantis, along with Miomantis abyssinica . [3]

The species is found in a number of African countries, including Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal and Togo, as well as Israel, [4] in the Middle East.

It grows to an adult size of 3.5-4.5 cm. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Martin Stiewe. "species Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871" . Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Tree of Life Web Project: Miomantis. 2005.
  3. ↑ "Egyptian Praying Mantis - Miomantis paykullii".
  4. ↑ "Insects of Israel: A pocket Guide to Common Species" Ed. Noam Kishenbaum, Pub: "Nature in Israel"
  5. ↑ Mantids - Miomantis paykullii SwissMantis.ch Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine . 2008.


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