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List Of Australian Stick Insects And Mantids
This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia. Common species * Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan'' * Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata'' * Large brown mantis, '' Archimantis latistyla'' * Monster mantis, '' Archimantis monstrosa'' * Spur legged phasmid, '' Didymuria violescens'' * Goliath stick insect, '' Eurycnema goliath'' * Darwin stick insect, '' Eurycnema osiris'' * Crowned stick insect, '' Onchestus rentzi'' * Garden mantis, '' Orthodera ministralis'' * Pink winged phasma, '' Podocanthus typhon'' * False garden mantis, '' Pseudomantis albofimbriata'' * Burying mantis, '' Sphodropoda tristis'' * Purple-winged mantis, '' Tenodera australasiae'' * Children's stick insect, '' Tropidoderus childrenii'' References *{{cite web, url=http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/group.cfm?Group_ID=18 , title=Stick insects and praying mantids - Phasmatodea and Mantodea , work=FaunaBase , publisher=Australian Museum , accessdate=9 October 2008 , url-sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantids
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species '' Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the family Mantidae, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank. Subfamilies and genera Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019, the ''Mantodea Species File'' includes ten subfamilies: Choeradodinae The Americas, Asia * '' Asiadodis'' Roy, 2004 * ''Choeradodis'' Serville, 1831 * †'' Prochaeradodis'' Piton, 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podocanthus Typhon
The pink-winged phasma (''Podacanthus typhon'') is a species of stick insect that is endemic to Australia. Range This species is endemic to Australia where it is found along the South-East coast in the Murray-Darling basin, New South Wales. Identification The mesothorax of the pink-winged phasma is reduced in size and has small spines. The large wings are attached to the mesothorax. Underneath the body are spines that cover a small part of the thorax and abdomen. The legs are reddish pink. ''P. typhon'' is a small stick insect compared to the titan stick insect. Its size is similar to the children's stick insect, reaching a length of about 110 mm. See also *List of Australian stick insects and mantids This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia. Common species * Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan'' * Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata'' * Large brown mantis, '' Archimantis latistyla'' * Monste ... References * Bald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Animals Of Australia
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Mantodea Of Oceania
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects ( Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers ( Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects Of Australia
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Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest museum in Australia,Design 5, 2016, p.1 and the fifth oldest natural history museum in the world, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It was first conceived and developed along the contemporary European model of an encyclopedic warehouse of cultural and natural history and features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology and anthropology. Apart from exhibitions, the museum is also involved in Indigenous studies research and community programs. In the museum's early years, collecting was its main priority, and specimens were commonly traded with British and other European institutions. The scientific stature of the museum was established under the curatorship of Gerard Krefft, himself a published scientist. The museum is located at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropidoderus Childrenii
''Tropidoderus childrenii'', the Children's stick insect, was first described in 1833 by Gray. Description These relatively large stick insects generally measure about in length and are native to Eastern Australia. Generally, the female insect is a medium green color and closely resembles leaves, thus making it difficult to spot in the foliage. A large, dark blue spot can be found on each hindwing at the base of the remigium and anal lobe. This dark spot is usually hidden when the wings are folded down. The nymphs also have a long yellow strip that runs down the center of their bodies, which exactly matches the color of the leaf vein. The males can look very different, usually more slender and reddish-brown in color. Life cycle During adulthood the Children's stick insect mates more than once and females lays eggs its whole life as an adult. The males fly between trees in search for the females to mate with. The females are much larger and heavier than the males and tend to n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenodera Australasiae
''Tenodera australasiae'', the purple-winged mantis, is species of praying mantis. Found in Australia, it is common in most parts of Brisbane (QLD). Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogenetic. Range All of Australia, www.ces.csiro.au Tenodera australasiae (Leach) but said to be absent in New Zealand. Ramsay, G. W. 1990. Mantodea (Insecta) with a review of aspects of functional morphology and biology. ''Fauna of New Zealand'' 19, 96 pages. . Published 13 June 1990. Diet The purple-winged mantis has varied diet consisting mainly of other |
Sphodropoda Tristis
The burying mantis (''Sphodropoda tristis'') is a species of mantis native to Australia. They are grey/brown or green, frequently with mottled patterning on the wings, and a have distinctive pale tubercles on the forelegs. Both sexes can reach lengths of up to 70 mm long. Their common name comes from the behaviour of females, which infrequently bury their oothecae underground. See also *Mantodea of Oceania *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ... References Mantodea Mantodea of Oceania Insects of Australia Insects described in 1871 {{mantidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudomantis Albofimbriata
The false garden mantis (''Pseudomantis albofimbriata'') is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. It is one of the most common species of mantis in Australia. Females reach 70 mm while males reach 50 mm. Identification/distribution The false garden mantis is either green or brown but rarely may come in other colours. They have a distinctive dark spot on the femur of each raptorial foreleg. Females have short wings that only cover half of the abdomen, whereas Males have wings that cover the full length of the abdomen. Males sometimes have yellow triangular markings on the underside of the abdomen. They are widely distributed over Australia and some other local islands on the coast line of Australia.. Behaviour The false garden mantis is not aggressive to humans. Females cannot fly because of her being short winged but the male is long winged and is not as big as the female. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthodera Ministralis
''Orthodera ministralis'', common name garden mantis or Australian green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Australia. Description They have a green body with their thorax being broader than their head and abdomen. Inside of their front legs have a blue to purple spot. Adult males feature wings and females only have wing buds, which cover their abdomen. Body measures up to 4 cm in length. Habitat The garden mantis inhabits the whole of Australia, particularly gardens, and can often be found hidden in leafy scrub from ground to eye level. It feeds on small insects by ambushing them. They remain motionless for lengthy periods so they can ambush prey as it moves near them. The females lay eggs as a single mass within a sturdy, woody case. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. The insect Order (biology), order Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phasmatodea
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek ', meaning an apparition or phantom, referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact being animals. Their natural camouflage makes them difficult for predators to detect; still, many species have one of several secondary lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera '' Phryganistria'', '' Ctenomorpha'', and '' Phobaeticus'' include the world's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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