Cilnia humeralis
{{Short description|Species of praying mantis}}
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| image = Cilnia humeralis.jpg
| image_caption = Adult female Cilnia humeralis
| genus = Cilnia
| species = humeralis
| authority = Saussure, 1871
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
- Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)
- Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)
}}
Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa.[http://insectstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=101&osCsid=e617a53357e45ae5a0fc162e177e44d5] Cilnia Humeralis (Wide armed mantis)[https://www.flickr.com/photos/destinysagent/460330852/] Cilnia humeralis
A breeder in Great Britain describes C. humeralis as "a very stockily built species with huge forelegs; possibly the most powerful and aggressive species I have kept."{{cite web|url=http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic%3D6569 |accessdate=2008-07-24 }} MantidForum.net{{cite web |url=https://invertopia.co.uk/products/cilnia-humeralis-wide-armed-mantis }} Invertopia
Subspecies
This species of mantis contains two subspecies.
=''Cilnia humeralis femoralis'' <small>(Werner, 1906)</small>=
This subspecies of mantis is found in Tanzania.{{Cite web|url=http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage|title = Data for specimen record}}
=''Cilnia humeralis humeralis'' <small>(Saussure, 1871)</small>=
This subspecies of mantis is found in Ethiopia,{{Cite web|url=http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage|title = Data for specimen record}} Mozambique,{{Cite web|url=http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage|title = Data for specimen record}} South Africa,{{Cite web|url=http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/specimen/ShowSpecimen.aspx?Router=NewPage|title = Data for specimen record}} Namibia.{{Cite web|url=http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1826|title = Subspecies Cilnia humeralis humeralis Saussure, 1871: Mantodea Species File}}
Synonyms of this subspecies include:
- Cilnia humeralis brevipennis (Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899)
- Cilnia humeralis ignota (Rehn, 1904)
- Cilnia humeralis latipes (Stal, 1876)
References
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Category:Insects of South Africa
Category:Insects described in 1871
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