Amantis nawai is a small species of praying mantis native to eastern Asia.

Amantis nawai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Gonypetidae
Genus: Amantis
Species:
A. nawai
Binomial name
Amantis nawai
Shiraki, 1908

Description

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  • Females: 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in), micropterous
  • Males: 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in) in length, micropterous or macropterous

Distribution

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It is found in China, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan;[1] in Japan on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa,[2] and South Korea.[3]

Habitat

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They are found on the forest floor and low trees, where they eat insects such as ants.[2] Often found around Machilus thunbergii and Castanopsis sieboldii, and other lush vegetation shaded by broadleaf evergreen trees and large rocks.

Oothecae are found on rocks and tree bark.

References

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  1. ^ [1] Texas A&M University
  2. ^ a b "ヒナカマキリ".
  3. ^ Jeon JB, Lee SH and Lee SM. 1999. Notes on the praying mantids (Mantodea) in Korea. Insecta Koreana 16(2): 225-229.