Bolbena hottentotta

Bolbena hottentotta, common name hottentot mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Kenya, and Namibia.[1] It is a tiny mantis species in which nymphs are only about 2.5 millimetres (0.1 in) long and adult females grow to only 15 mm (0.6 in) long. This species has recently been introduced to cultivation but are still very rare and are raised by only a handful of breeders.[2][3]

Bolbena hottentotta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Iridopterygidae
Genus:
Bolbena
Species:
B. hottentotta
Binomial name
Bolbena hottentotta
Karny, 1908

See also

References
  1. Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Texas A&M University
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Bolbena hottentotta the smallest species in captivity
  3. Solygia sulcatifrons (20 cm) and Bolbena hottentotta (12 mm)


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