Mantodea of Jordan
Author
Abu-Dannoun, Omar
Author
Katbeh-Bader, Ahmad
text
Zootaxa
2007
1617
43
56
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.179121
719da727-91a4-4db9-9fcb-b71803f5f4b4
1175-5326
179121
Eremiaphila uvarovi
Bodenheimer, 1933
Distribution:
Jordan
and
Palestine
.
Material examined:
(3) specimens: Al Karak Road
30.VIII.2005
(1F); Al Qatranah
12.VII.05
(1M); Al Lajune
12.IX.05
(1F).
Remarks:
Eremiaphila uvarovi
is the largest among the Jordanian
Eremiaphila
. The
Holotype
female was collected in
1.XI.1932
from Ma'an, and was kept in the British Museum of Natural History. So far, this species appears to be endemic to
Jordan
and
Palestine
.
As
with the previous species, when disturbed, individuals lower their body to touch the ground and spread their legs laterally. Adults are aggressive and fast runners.