Tenodera aridifolia


Tenodera aridifolia is a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae. Common names include Japanese giant mantis, :ja:オオカマキリ|オオカマキリ oo-kamakiri in Japan. It is also known as the Chinese mantis, not to be confused with Tenodera sinensis, which has the same common name. T. sinensis was once considered to be a subspecies of the Japanese giant mantis.

Range

Tenodera aridifolia is distributed in Japan, Taiwan, and China.

Description

Males are 68–92 mm in length, and females are 77–105 mm long.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies: