中華大刀螳是全(quan)國(guo)性(xing)品種,廣(guang)布于南北(bei)各地。
中(zhong)華(hua)大刀(dao)螳的適應力很強,早(zao)在(zai)1896年就隨同苗木(mu)一同引進到美國(guo)等(deng)地,并繁衍后代(dai)。
中華大刀螳是國(guo)內(nei)數一數二的(de)大型品種,在全國(guo)各地都(dou)有分布。成蟲體長通常(chang)都(dou)能達到(dao)7~10cm,有綠色,
褐色兩種色型。
成(cheng)蟲(chong)體大(da)形(xing),暗褐色(se)或綠(lv)色(se)。雌蟲(chong)體長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)74-120mm,前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背板長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)23—28mm;雄蟲(chong)體長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)68-94mm,前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背極長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)21-23mm。頭三角形(xing),復(fu)眼大(da)而突出(chu)。前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背板前(qian)(qian)(qian)端(duan)(duan)(duan)略寬(kuan),于后(hou)端(duan)(duan)(duan),前(qian)(qian)(qian)端(duan)(duan)(duan)兩(liang)側具有(you)(you)(you)明顯(xian)的齒列(lie),后(hou)端(duan)(duan)(duan)齒列(lie)不(bu)明顯(xian);前(qian)(qian)(qian)半(ban)部中(zhong)(zhong)縱(zong)溝兩(liang)側排列(lie)有(you)(you)(you)許多小(xiao)顆粒(li),后(hou)半(ban)部中(zhong)(zhong)隆(long)起(qi)線兩(liang)側的小(xiao)顆粒(li)不(bu)明顯(xian)。雌蟲(chong)腹部較寬(kuan)。前(qian)(qian)(qian)翅(chi)前(qian)(qian)(qian)緣區(qu)較寬(kuan),草(cao)綠(lv)色(se),革質。后(hou)翅(chi)略超過前(qian)(qian)(qian)翅(chi)的末端(duan)(duan)(duan),黑褐色(se),前(qian)(qian)(qian)緣區(qu)為(wei)紫紅(hong)色(se),全翅(chi)布有(you)(you)(you)透明斑(ban)紋。足細長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang),前(qian)(qian)(qian)足基節(jie)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)度超過前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背板后(hou)半(ban)部的2/3,基節(jie)下部外緣有(you)(you)(you)16根(gen)以上的短齒列(lie),前(qian)(qian)(qian)足腿節(jie)下部外線有(you)(you)(you)刺(ci)4根(gen),等(deng)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang);下部內(nei)線有(you)(you)(you)刺(ci)15-17根(gen),中(zhong)(zhong)央有(you)(you)(you)刺(ci)4根(gen),其中(zhong)(zhong)以第Th根(gen)刺(ci)最長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)。卵(luan)(luan)鞘(qiao)及(ji)卵(luan)(luan)卵(luan)(luan)鞘(qiao)楔形(xing),沙(sha)(sha)土色(se)到暗沙(sha)(sha)土色(se)。長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)14一30mm,寬(kuan)13-18mm,高13.5-19.0mm。由許多卵(luan)(luan)室組成(cheng)。卵(luan)(luan)粒(li)金黃色(se),長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)橢(tuo)圓形(xing),一端(duan)(duan)(duan)稍寬(kuan)。若蟲(chong)與(yu)成(cheng)蟲(chong)相似,無翅(chi),5一6齡(ling)開始長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)出(chu)翅(chi)芽。1齡(ling)若蟲(chong)體長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)8~12mm,2齡(ling)13一15mm,3齡(ling)16—20mm,4齡(ling)21-26mm,5齡(ling)31一36mm,6齡(ling)41—56mm,7齡(ling)54-73mm。