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| 17193 |
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Scientific Name
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Stagmomantis californica
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Location
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southern Arizona, USA
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Comments
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Dark horizontal bands on abdominal tergites.
Multi-hued underwings.
ID Source: Helfer, J.R. 1987. How to know the grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches and their allies, revisted 2nd ed. Dover; New York.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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M.R. Maxwell (using Helfer 1987)
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Sex
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Female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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Body Part
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Underwings, abdominal tergites
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Copyright
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© Michael R. Maxwell
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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September 1999
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Attached to Group
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Stagmomantis californica (Stagmomantis): view page image collection
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Title
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s-calif-az99.jpg
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ID
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17193
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| 17194 |
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Scientific Name
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Stagmomantis limbata
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Location
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Davis, California, USA
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Comments
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In situ observation of a copulating headless male (sexual cannibalism).
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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M.R. Maxwell
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Behavior
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Headless male in copula with a female. Photo taken seconds after finding the pair in the field.
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Sex
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Female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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Copyright
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© Michael R. Maxwell
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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September 1994
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Attached to Group
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Stagmomantis limbata (Stagmomantis): view page image collection
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Title
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s-limab.jpg
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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Subject
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sexual cannibalism, Neurobiology
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Key Words
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sexual cannibalism
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ID
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17194
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| 17195 |
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Scientific Name
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Stagmomantis limbata
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Location
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southern Arizona, USA
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Comments
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Underwings with lemon-yellow spots.
ID Source: Helfer, J.R. 1987. How to know the grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches and their allies, revisted 2nd ed. Dover; New York.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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M.R. Maxwell (using Helfer 1987)
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Sex
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Female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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Body Part
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Underwings
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Copyright
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© Michael R. Maxwell
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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September 1999
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Attached to Group
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Stagmomantis limbata (Stagmomantis): view page image collection
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Title
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s-limbata-az99.jpg
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Image Content
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Body Parts
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ID
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17195
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| 17196 |
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Scientific Name
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Iris oratoria
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Location
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Davis, California, USA
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Comments
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Adult female showing underwings. Underwings have black central "eyespot" with brick-red margin.
ID Source: Helfer, J.R. 1987. How to know the grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches and their allies, revisted 2nd ed. Dover; New York.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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M.R. Maxwell (using Helfer 1987)
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Sex
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Female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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Copyright
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© Michael R. Maxwell
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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September 1993
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Attached to Group
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Iris oratoria (Iris): view page image collection
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Title
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iris-fem.jpg
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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17196
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| 17197 |
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Scientific Name
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Tenodera
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Comments
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"Chinese mantid" purchased from biological supply company.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Sex
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Female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Close-up of head.
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Copyright
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© Michael R. Maxwell
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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September 1991
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Attached to Group
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Tenodera: view page image collection
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Title
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tenodera-as-close.jpg
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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17197
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