Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960

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Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960

Figs. 168–169 , 181–182

Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960: 250–253 , Figs 6 , 15–16 , 26 , 33 , 43–44 , 54 .

= Mantis pia Audinet-Serville, 1838: 193 .

= Mantis capensis Saussure, 1872: 46–47 .

= Mantis religiosa var. major Gerstaecker, 1873: 12 .

Type localities. (M. r. e.) Livingstone, Zambia; (M. p.) Cape region, RSA; (M. c.) Cape region, RSA.

Distribution. Africa south of the Sahara ( Berg et al. 2011).

Records. CSC: ♁, new station, 03.IV.–12. V.2017, M. Pohl leg.

Remarks. The “European” Mantis is much less common in tropical habitats than in subtropical and temperate parts of its extensive range (Siberia to Cape region, Portugal to Timor, introduced in the USA: Berg et al. 2011, Anderson 2018).

Figures

FIGURES 168–169. Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960. Male. 168. Dorsal view. 169. Ventral view.

FIGURES 181–184. Mantidae, live aspect. 181–182. Mantis religiosa eichleri. 183–184. Sphodromantis l. lineola. 181. Subadult male. 182. Adult female feeding. 183. First instar nymph. 184. Medium-sized nymph.

FIGURES 5–7. Habitat types of the CNP. 5. Forest island. 6. Gallery forest. 7. Interior view of gallery forest.

FIGURES 15–19. Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915. 15–16. Female. 17–19. Male. 15, 17. Dorsal view. 16, 18–19. Ventral view. 19. Genitalia.

FIGURES 24–29. Amorphoscelis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1913. 24–25, 28. Female. 26–27, 29. Male. 24, 26. Dorsal view. 25, 27, 29. Ventral view. 28. Anterior view of head. 29. Genitalia.

FIGURES 30–35. Amorphoscelis pulchra Bolívar, 1908. 30–31, 34. Female. 32–33, 35. Male from Ghana. 30, 32. Dorsal view. 31, 33, 35. Ventral view. 34. Anterior view of head. 35. Genitalia.

FIGURES 42–45. Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916. Male. 42. Dorsal view. 43, 45. Ventral view. 44. Terminalia. 45. Genitalia.

FIGURES 53–57. Paragalepsus toganus (Giglio-Tos, 1911). 53–54. Female from Ghana. 55–57. Male. 53, 55. Dorsal view. 54, 56–57. Ventral view. 57. Genitalia.