| Mantidae sp. (Burmeister, 1838) |
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Scientific name: Mantidae sp. (Burmeister, 1838) Common name: French name: Mantidae sp. Order: Dictyoptera Family: Mantidae Wingspan : More than 100 mm for some species. Biotope: Geographic area: There are more than 2000 species of Mantis in the world. They are mainly found in the tropical regions. There are 18 species in Europe and 8 of them are found in France. Observation period : |
The members of the Mantidae family shows a kind of hook at the tip of the fore leg tibia. The body and the elytra are not a metallic colour like the members of the Metallyticidae family. The prothorax is much longer than wide. Males' antennae are not pectinate. The ventromedial spines on fore legs femora are at maximum separated by one short spine. The tegmina do not show any bicoloured markings. |
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I have observed this Mantis in the litter of the primary forest while walking along the Roche-Bateau footpath next to the small village of Saül. I have tried to use a key to determine the sub-family but I got stuck very quickly, having only a single picture. On what I have read here and there, the overall colour and the thin and elongated shape make me think to the Thespinae sub-family, but this is only an assumption without being sure at all. |
André Bon November 2014