Hierodula_tenuidentata

<i>Hierodula tenuidentata</i>

Hierodula tenuidentata

Species of praying mantis

Hierodula tenuidentata is a species of praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula in the family Mantidae.[2][3] It is native to India,[4] and has been introduced to Greece.[1]

Quick Facts Hierodula tenuidentata, Conservation status ...

Behaviour

It has learned to opportunistically prey on fish.[5]

Subspecies

There are two valid subspecies belong to the species Hierodula tenuidentata

References

  1. [1]
    Shcherbakov, E. & Battiston, R. (2020). "Hierodula tenuidentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T118892125A118892175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T118892125A118892175.en. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Hierodula tenuidentata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. [3]
    Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "species Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869". Mantodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. [4]
    Patel, Shveta; Singh, Rajendra (2016). "Updated Checklist and Distribution of Mantidae (Mantodea : Insecta) of the World". International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology. 2 (4).
  5. [5]
    Battiston, R.; Puttaswamaiah, R.; Manjunath, N. (2018). "The fishing mantid: predation on fish as a new adaptive strategy for praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea)". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 27 (2): 155–158. doi:10.3897/jor.27.28067.


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