Two new mystery mantids.

[spider]

OK, I just got back from my trip to Natchez, MS.


I caught 4 different species of mantid. The two I know are Common Green mantid, And a Mantidfly -1"-.

The first one to be described is the biggest one. (4-5")

It`s long, Green, Tan stripe down the back, Small head, Thick white-ish Antennae, And thin. Any idea`s?


The second one to be described is the smallest one out of all of them. It is about half an inch. Green, White stripe down the back, Looks just like a Green lace wing, And clear greenish wings. Any idea`s?

Thanks guys,

 

[Wade]

The first one to be described is the biggest one. (4-5")

It`s long, Green, Tan stripe down the back, Small head, Thick white-ish Antennae, And thin. Any idea`s?

This sounds like Brunneria borealis (I don't have a reference with me at the moment to check the spelling, so it may be off), sometimes called the walkingstick mantid. Nifty critter, only known mantid to reproduce parthenogenically. There are no males.

Mantidflies are not mantids, btw. They are in a different family from mantids.

Wade

 

[spider]

This sounds like Brunneria borealis (I don't have a reference with me at the moment to check the spelling, so it may be off), sometimes called the walkingstick mantid. Nifty critter, only known mantid to reproduce parthenogenically. There are no males.

Mantidflies are not mantids, btw. They are in a different family from mantids.

Wade

Thanks,



BTW, How big do these "walking stick mantids" get?

 

[Wade]

It sounds like it's already fully grown, 4-5" is about the maximum. They do not develpop full wings, adults have little more than "buds".

Wade