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Cilnia humeralis
Adult female Cilnia humeralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Miomantidae
Genus:	Cilnia
Species:	C. humeralis
Binomial name
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871
Subspecies
Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906) Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)

Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa.

A breeder in Great Britain describes C. humeralis as "a very stockily built species with huge forelegs; possibly the most powerful and aggressive species I have kept."

Subspecies

This species of mantis contains two subspecies.

Cilnia humeralis femoralis (Werner, 1906)

This subspecies of mantis is found in Tanzania.

Cilnia humeralis humeralis (Saussure, 1871)

This subspecies of mantis is found in Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia.

Synonyms of this subspecies include:

• Cilnia humeralis brevipennis (Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899)
• Cilnia humeralis ignota (Rehn, 1904)
• Cilnia humeralis latipes (Stal, 1876)

References

1. Cilnia Humeralis (Wide armed mantis)
2. Cilnia humeralis
3. http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic%3D6569. Retrieved 2008-07-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) MantidForum.net
4. https://invertopia.co.uk/products/cilnia-humeralis-wide-armed-mantis. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Invertopia
5. "Data for specimen record".
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8. "Data for specimen record".
9. "Subspecies Cilnia humeralis humeralis Saussure, 1871: Mantodea Species File".
10. "Species Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871: Mantodea Species File".

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