中華大刀螳是全(quan)國(guo)性品種(zhong),廣布于南(nan)北各地。
中(zhong)華(hua)大(da)刀螳的適應(ying)力很強(qiang),早在1896年(nian)就隨同苗木一同引進到美國等地,并繁(fan)衍后代。
中華(hua)大刀螳是國內數一數二(er)的大型品種,在全國各地都有(you)分布(bu)。成蟲體(ti)長通常(chang)都能(neng)達到7~10cm,有(you)綠色(se),
褐色兩種色型。
成(cheng)蟲體大形,暗褐色或綠色。雌(ci)蟲體長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)74-120mm,前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背板長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)23—28mm;雄蟲體長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)68-94mm,前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背極長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)21-23mm。頭三(san)角形,復眼(yan)大而突出(chu)。前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背板前(qian)(qian)(qian)端(duan)(duan)(duan)略(lve)寬(kuan),于后(hou)端(duan)(duan)(duan),前(qian)(qian)(qian)端(duan)(duan)(duan)兩(liang)側具有(you)(you)明(ming)顯的齒列(lie),后(hou)端(duan)(duan)(duan)齒列(lie)不明(ming)顯;前(qian)(qian)(qian)半部(bu)中縱(zong)溝兩(liang)側排列(lie)有(you)(you)許(xu)多(duo)小顆(ke)粒(li),后(hou)半部(bu)中隆起線兩(liang)側的小顆(ke)粒(li)不明(ming)顯。雌(ci)蟲腹部(bu)較寬(kuan)。前(qian)(qian)(qian)翅(chi)前(qian)(qian)(qian)緣(yuan)區(qu)較寬(kuan),草綠色,革質(zhi)。后(hou)翅(chi)略(lve)超過前(qian)(qian)(qian)翅(chi)的末端(duan)(duan)(duan),黑(hei)褐色,前(qian)(qian)(qian)緣(yuan)區(qu)為(wei)紫紅色,全(quan)翅(chi)布(bu)有(you)(you)透明(ming)斑紋。足細長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang),前(qian)(qian)(qian)足基節長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)度超過前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背板后(hou)半部(bu)的2/3,基節下(xia)部(bu)外(wai)緣(yuan)有(you)(you)16根(gen)(gen)以上的短齒列(lie),前(qian)(qian)(qian)足腿節下(xia)部(bu)外(wai)線有(you)(you)刺(ci)4根(gen)(gen),等(deng)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang);下(xia)部(bu)內線有(you)(you)刺(ci)15-17根(gen)(gen),中央有(you)(you)刺(ci)4根(gen)(gen),其中以第Th根(gen)(gen)刺(ci)最長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)。卵鞘及卵卵鞘楔形,沙土色到暗沙土色。長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)14一30mm,寬(kuan)13-18mm,高13.5-19.0mm。由許(xu)多(duo)卵室組(zu)成(cheng)。卵粒(li)金黃(huang)色,長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)橢(tuo)圓形,一端(duan)(duan)(duan)稍(shao)寬(kuan)。若蟲與成(cheng)蟲相似,無翅(chi),5一6齡(ling)(ling)開(kai)始長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)出(chu)翅(chi)芽(ya)。1齡(ling)(ling)若蟲體長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)8~12mm,2齡(ling)(ling)13一15mm,3齡(ling)(ling)16—20mm,4齡(ling)(ling)21-26mm,5齡(ling)(ling)31一36mm,6齡(ling)(ling)41—56mm,7齡(ling)(ling)54-73mm。