Acanthops falcata

Acanthops falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Acanthopidae
Genus: Acanthops
Species: A. falcata
Binomial name
Acanthops falcata
Stal, 1877
Synonyms
  • Acanthops angulifera (Westwood, 1889)
  • Acanthops griffinii (Giglio-Tos, 1915)

Acanthops falcata, common name South American dead leaf mantis or boxer mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Acanthopinae of the family Acanthopidae and is one of many praying mantises from various genera that resembles a dead leaf.[1][2][3][4]

Description

As their name describes, they resemble shriveled or dead leaves; for a mantid, though, it has an unusual degree of sexual dimorphism. The flightless female resembles a curled dead leaf and weighs 400–500 milligrams (6.2–7.7 gr). The male, which flies well, resembles a flat dead leaf, and weighs under 200 milligrams (3.1 gr).

Sex differences
Male 
Female 

See also

References

  1. Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
  2. Texas A&M University
  3. Bugs in Cyberspace
  4. Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist


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