Female
Mantis from Kenya
Body lenght 30 mm, yellow hind wings, brachypterous, no markings on the inner side of coxa. Collected on flowers probably not far from Nairobi.
Theopompa opthalmica (Olivier, 1792) - Female.
Theopompa opthalmica (Olivier, 1792) from Peninsular Malaysia. Female.
Theopompa servillei (de Haan, 1842) - Female.
Theopompa servillei (de Haan, 1842) from West Java. Female
Miomantis caffra Saussure, 1871 - Female.
Miomantis caffra Saussure, 1871. This species was reared in 2003-2005 from specimens collected on the Aasegah trail, 20 miles north of Kenton, East Cape, South Africa.
Phyllothelys werneri Karny, 1915 - Female.
Phyllothelys werneri Karny, 1915 from India.
Phyllothelys werneri Karny, 1915 - Ventral view of abdomen.
Phyllothelys werneri Karny, 1915 from India.
Tropidomantis (Eomantis) guttatipennis Stål, 1877 - Male & Female.
Tropidomantis (Eomantis) guttatipennis Stål, 1877 from India. Male (left) & Female (right).
Ameles spallazania (Rossi, 1792) - Female.jpg
This female Ameles spallazania (Rossi, 1792) was found in a garden centre in Chesterfield, England by Geoff Garratt in May 2001. It was amongst some pottery that had recently been imported.
Oxyothespis dumonti Chopard, 1941 - Female.
This female Oxyothespis dumonti Chopard, 1941 is one which was reared in captivity in 2001. The original stock was collected by Philip Crisp while on holiday in Tunisia.