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枯葉大刀螳 Japanese Giant Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia) Reference : Mantis of Hong kong 香港螳螂 (1st edition) - 饒戈 葉朝霞 植兆麟 Jul 2013 - p.44 Notes 1. Prothroax is narrower than Tenodera sinensis 前胸背版比中華大刀螳窄。 2. Max. proportion between prothroax and the first section of forelegs is 1:1 to 1:1.5 枯葉大刀螳螂 T. aridifolia和中華大刀螳 T. sinensis非常不易區分，大陸學者王天齊以測量值比例來分辨中華大刀螳雄性的前胸背板溝後區與前足基節長度之差約是前胸背板最大寬度的1.0倍，雌性約為0.3倍；枯葉大刀螳雄性約為1.5倍，雌性約為1.0倍。