Species Oligonicella scudderi

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

Unknown mantid - Oligonicella scudderi - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Mantodea (Mantids)

Family Thespidae

Genus Oligonicella

Species scudderi (Oligonicella scudderi)

Size

26-37 mm

Identification

Brown, slender, female has reduced wings. Hind portion of pronotum not much longer than front portion (1).

Range

In North America: Nebraska to Texas, Florida

Season

Most frequently found in fall (2)

Life Cycle

Males attracted to lights.

See Also

Oligonicella mexicana, Stagmomantis carolina

Print References

Helfer, p. 30, fig. 45 (1)

Taber, pp. 207-209, figs. 171, 172 (2)

Works Cited

1.	How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies By Jacques R. Helfer

2.	Insects of the Texas Lost Pines (W.L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series, No. 33) By Stephen W. Taber, Scott B. Fleenor

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 21 October, 2005 - 4:21pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Chuck Entz
Last updated 8 November, 2006 - 7:52pm

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