Statilia maculata

Statilia maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Statilia
Species:
S. maculata
Binomial name
Statilia maculata
(Thunberg, 1784)
Subspecies
  • Statilia maculata continentalis (Werner, 1935)
  • Statilia maculata maculata (Thunberg, 1784)
  Occurrence
  Limited occurrence

Statilia maculata, common name Asian jumping mantis or "小蟷螂", ko-kamakiri (Japanese meaning "small mantis") or "좀사마귀", joem-sa-ma-gui (Korean meaning "small mantis"), is a species of mantis native to Asia that can be found in Romania, China and Japan and Korea, Jamaica and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Males: 40–80 mm in length as adult Females: 45–58 mm in length as adult[2]

Taxonomy

First described from the genus Mantis by the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. Thunberg described the mantis as being from eastern India.[3]

Subspecies

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As a food

Further information: Insects as food

The species is eaten in Japan's Nagano prefecture, where the wings, limbs, and guts are removed prior to being cooked with sweetened soy sauce. The mantises' egg cases are also used medicinally in Japan and China.[7]

Genetics

Statilia maculata has a C-value of 3.05.[8]

  • Adult female
    Adult female
  • Asian jumping mantis at night, in West Bengal, India.
    Asian jumping mantis at night, in West Bengal, India.

See also

References

  1. ^ Natural-Japan.net (2007)
  2. ^ a b "Orthopteroids of KOREA" Mantodea section: Statilia maculata
  3. ^ Thunberg, Carl Peter (1784). Dissertatio entomologica novas insectorum species, sistens : cuius partem primam [-sextam] : Cons. Exper. Facult. Med. Upsal., publice ventilandam exhibent. Vol. pars 3 (1784). Upsaliae: Apud Joh. Edman.
  4. ^ "コカマキリ".
  5. ^ a b Article Title: Updated checklist of Indian Mantodea (Insecta)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2014-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Mitsuhashi, Jun (2016-12-19). Edible Insects of the World. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-315-35088-2.
  8. ^ Bignell, David Edward; Roisin, Yves; Lo, Nathan (2010-10-20). Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-90-481-3977-4.


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