Amantis Giglio-Tos, 1916

= Cimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

= Shirakia Beier, 1935

This is a taxonomically difficult genus in need of revision. As many as 22 currently recognized species distributed across S and SE Asia. Bornean species are found mainly on the ground and low vegetation, a few congenerics are arboricolous.

Amantis reticulata (De Haan, 1842) §

Mantis (Oxypilus) reticulata De Haan, 1842

= Amantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1915

Distribution. Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Palawan (Hebard 1920, Giglio-Tos 1927, Werner 1930, 1933, Beier 1958, 1966).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Borneo Heights (CS in situ), Batang Ai (SMNK), Mt. Dulit (Beier 1937), Mt. Mulu (CS in situ); Brunei: Kuala Belalong (OK in situ); Sabah: Kalabakan (OK in situ), Labuan Island (Hebard 1920); Kalimantan: Mentawir (Beier 1959), Moeara Antjaloeng (Werner 1933).

Remarks. Ehrmann (2002) lists “ Iridopteryx infumata Bolivar, 1897 ” among the list of synonyms, but I. infumata was described by Saussure (1872) and is today included in Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915 (Africa) .

Amantis tristis Werner, 1933

Distribution. Talaud Islands, Sangiri Islands, SE Borneo (Werner 1933). Bornean records. Kalimantan: Moeara Antjaloeng (Werner 1933).