Amantis nawai is a small species of praying mantis native to eastern Asia.
Description Females: , micropterous Males: in length, micropterous or macropterous
Distribution It is found in China, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan; Texas A&M University in Japan on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa, and South Korea.Jeon JB, Lee SH and Lee SM. 1999. Notes on the praying mantids (Mantodea) in Korea. Insecta Koreana 16(2): 225-229.
Habitat They are found on the forest floor and low trees, where they eat insects such as ants. Often found around Machilus thunbergii and Castanopsis sieboldii, and other lush vegetation shaded by broadleaf evergreen trees and large rocks.
Oothecae are found on rocks and tree bark.
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