Cilnia humeralis
| Cilnia humeralis | |
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| Adult female Cilnia humeralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Miomantidae |
| Genus: | Cilnia |
| Species: | C. humeralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871
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Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa.[1][2]
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."[3][4]
Subspecies
This species of mantis contains two subspecies.
Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)
This subspecies of mantis is found in Tanzania.[5]
Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)
This subspecies of mantis is found in Ethiopia,[6] Mozambique,[7] South Africa,[8] Namibia.[9]
Synonyms of this subspecies include:
- Cilnia humeralis brevipennis (Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899)
- Cilnia humeralis ignota (Rehn, 1904)
- Cilnia humeralis latipes (Stal, 1876)
References
- ^ [1] Cilnia Humeralis (Wide armed mantis)
- ^ [2] Cilnia humeralis
- ^ http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic%3D6569. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) MantidForum.net - ^ https://invertopia.co.uk/products/cilnia-humeralis-wide-armed-mantis.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) Invertopia - ^ "Data for specimen record".
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- ^ "Subspecies Cilnia humeralis humeralis Saussure, 1871: Mantodea Species File".
- ^ "Species Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871: Mantodea Species File".