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Bolbena hottentotta

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Species of praying mantis

Bolbena hottentotta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Genus: Bolbena
Species: B. hottentotta
Binomial name
Bolbena hottentotta
(Karny, 1908)

Bolbena hottentotta, common name hottentot mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Kenya, and Namibia. 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.

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References

  1. Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Texas A&M University
  2. "Bolbena hottentotta the smallest species in captivity - Mantidforum". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-27. Bolbena hottentotta the smallest species in captivity
  3. Solygia sulcatifrons (20 cm) and Bolbena hottentotta (12 mm)
Taxon identifiers
Bolbena hottentotta


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