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Chloroharpax
Genus of praying mantises From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chloroharpax (from Ancient Greek χλωρός (chlōrós), meaning "green", and ἅρπαξ (hárpax), meaning "rapacious") is a genus of mantises in the family Hymenopodidae. The genus is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Chloroharpax modesta, commonly called the Nigerian flower mantis, and is found across West Africa.[citation needed]
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Description
Both males and females are about 3-4 centimeters in length when adult while 1st instar nymphs are about 4-5 millimeters in length.[1] The adults are bright green with rounded blue eyes; adult females have a pair yellow ocellated eyespots on their wings.[2] The species is able to hunt prey larger than itself, attacking and chasing its prey.[2]
Range
Ivory Coast, Guinea, Ghana, Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Cameroon.[3][4]
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