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Chloroharpax

Genus of praying mantises

Genus of praying mantises

  • Chloroharpax ocellifer Werner, 1908

Chloroharpax is a genus of mantises in the family Hymenopodidae. The genus is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Chloroharpax modesta, commonly called the Nigerian flower mantis, and is found across West Africa.

Description

Both males and females are about 3-4 centimeters in length when adult while 1st instar nymphs are about 4-5 millimeters in length. The adults are bright green with rounded blue eyes; adult females have a pair yellow ocellated eyespots on their wings. The species is able to hunt prey larger than itself, attacking and chasing its prey.

Range

Ivory Coast, Guinea, Ghana, Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Cameroon.

References

References

  1. "USA Mantis".
  2. "Deadly Mantis".
  3. "Data for specimen record".
  4. "Species Chloroharpax modesta (Gerstaecker, 1883): Mantodea Species File".
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