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Choeradodis stalii is a species of praying mantis with common names that include tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, and leaf mantis. [1] [2] It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, and Peru. [3] As described by one insect-breeding hobbyist, this species: ...is one of the most impressive of all mimic species.
Sibylla pretiosa, [1] commonly known as the cryptic mantis, is a species of mantis found in southern Africa. [2] They have a long and thin prothorax . [ 2 ] The distinctively ornamented species has projections on the head, prothorax, and four femora.
Gongylus gongylodes, also known as the wandering violin mantis, ornate mantis, or Indian rose mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, it is not a particularly aggressive species [ citation needed ] and often kept as a pet .
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Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to southern Africa. It appeared in New Zealand in 1978, and was found more recently in Portugal [ 1 ] and Los Angeles , USA, [ 2 ] likely spread through the exotic pet trade.
The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). [3] Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose. It resembles a praying ...
Empusa pennata, or the conehead mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa native to the Mediterranean Region. It can be found in Portugal , Spain , southern France , Italy and on the mediterranean coasts of Morocco , Algeria , Tunisia , Libya , Turkey and Egypt . [ 1 ]
The false garden mantis (Pseudomantis albofimbriata) is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae, [1] and was first described in 1860 by Carl Stål as Mantis albofimbriata. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Females reach 70 mm while males reach 50 mm. [ citation needed ]