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List Of Australian Stick Insects And Mantids
This is an incomplete list of mantids and Phasmatodea, 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, ''Pink-winged phasma, Podocanthus typhon'' * False garden mantis, ''False garden mantis, Pseudomantis albofimbriata'' * Burying mantis, ''Burting 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=A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantids
Mantidae is one of the largest family (biology), families in the Order (biology), order of Mantodea, praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the Order (biology), 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 numerous remaining Family (biology), families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamily, subfamilies to the rank of Family (biology), family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamily, subfamilies without elevating them to higher rank. Subfamilies and genera Following the major revision of the Mantodea in 2019, the ''Mantodea Species File'' includes ten subfamilies: Choeradodinae The Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink-winged Phasma
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 Phasmatodea, stick insects found in Australia. Common species * Titan stick insect, ''Acrophylla titan'' * Tesselated phasmid, ''Anchiale austrotessulata'' * Large brown mantis, ''Archimantis latistyla'' ... References * Balde ... [...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 mantodeans have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, resembling a praying posture, 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). Mantis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects Of Australia
Insects (from Latin ') are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce by laying eggs. Insects breathe air through a system of paired openings along their sides, connected to small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in vessels, and some circulates in an open hemocoel. Insect vision is mainly through their compound eyes, with additional small ocelli. Many insects can hear, using tympanal organs, which may be on the legs or other parts of the body. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum, originally known as the Colonial Museum or Sydney Museum. is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney, William Street, Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD, New South Wales. It is the oldest natural history museum in Australia 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. The scientific stature of the museum was established under the curatorship of scientist Gerard Krefft in the 1860s. Apart from permanent displays in its galleries, permanent and temporary exhibitions, the museum also undertakes research and is involved in community programs. Since 1973 it has operated the Lizard Island ... [...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 no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenodera Australasiae
''Tenodera australasiae'', the purple-winged mantis, is species of praying mantis. Found throughout Australia, it is common in the eastern regions. 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 |
False Garden Mantis
The false garden mantis (''Pseudomantis albofimbriata'') is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae, and was first described in 1860 by Carl Stål as ''Mantis albofimbriata''.Stål, C. 1860Orthoptera. Species novas descripsit Konglia Svenska Freggaten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden. Zoologi. I. Insecta. Stockholm : P.A. Norstedt & Söner pp. 299-350. 12 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 such as purple-reddish-brown but mostly in green. 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 most commonly found in New South Wales and Queensland, but can be found in limited numbers in every Austral ... [...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 or Phasmatoptera) are an Order (biology), order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both Dragonfly, dragonflies and Tipuloidea, 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 Apparitional experience, apparition or Ghost, 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 antipredator adaptation, lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
