First Record of Creobroter apicalis Saussure, 1869 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae) in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka: Unveiling a New Geographic Record of Flower Mantis
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Gamage, L. M. P.
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka & College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Author
Ranasinghe, R. A. N. M.
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka & Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chathuranga, W. G. D.
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
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Zootaxa
2024
2024-09-18
5512
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.11
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TABLE 2. Body measurements of Creobroter apicalis Saussure, 1869 used for this study (error margin ± 0.1 mm).| Characteristic feature | Female: RUH ENTM1 (mm) | Male: RUH ENTM2 (mm) |
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| Body length | 30 | 25 |
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| Wingspan | 50 | 45 |
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| Fore wing | 26 | 23 |
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| Antennae length | 10 | 15 |
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| Abdomen width | 15 | 10 |
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| Prothoracic leg length | 25 | 20 |
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| Mesothoracic leg length | 23 | 18 |
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| Metathoracic leg length | 27 | 22 |
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| Frontal femur | 13 | 12 |
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| Frontal tibia | 9 | 8 |
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| Head width/length | 10/12 | 8/10 |
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| Eye diameter | 4 | 3 |
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| Pronotum length/width | 15/18 | 12/14 |
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| Spine length on legs | 5 | 5 |
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| Spine density per segment | 10 | 10 |
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