Amantis nawai (English spelling)

Japanese: Amantis nawai(英語表記)Amantisnawai
Amantis nawai (English spelling)

... The Hierodula patellifera (illustration) is 5-7cm long, has a thick prothorax, and is shiny. The Statilia maculata is 4.8-6.5cm long and is a black-brown mantis. The Amantis nawai is a small species that is geophilic and has a body length of about 2cm. [Yamazaki, Egane]
[Cultural History]
The popular belief that having a praying mantis bite a wart will cure it seems to have existed since ancient times in various parts of Japan, and the plant is still known by other names such as Ibomushiri, Ibojiri, and Ibomushi.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Amantis nawai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ハラビロカマキリHierodula patellifera(イラスト)は体長5~7cm,前胸が太めで,つやがある。コカマキリStatilia maculataは体長4.8~6.5cm,黒褐色のカマキリであり,ヒナカマキリAmantis nawaiは好地性で体長2cm内外の小型の種類である。【山崎 柄根】
[文化史]
 カマキリにいぼをかじらせると治るという俗信は日本各地で昔から行われていたようで,イボムシリ,イボジリ,イボムシなどの異名が残っている。…

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