Amantis nawai

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

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

Description

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

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

Habitat

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

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

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[1] [1] Texas A&M University

[insects.jp-2] "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.

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