Leptomantella (Leptomantella) Uvarov, 1940

= Leptomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

These are slender, delicate-looking, arboricolous mantids. Several not well-defined species occur in SE Asia. The genus is in need of revision.

Leptomantella (L.) albella (Burmeister, 1838) §

Mantis (Thespis) albella Burmeister, 1838: 533

= Leptomantis sumatrana Giglio-Tos, 1915: 88

Distribution. S China, Malay Peninsula, W Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bawean, N Sulawesi, Talaud Islands, Philippines (Werner 1933, Beier 1942, Ehrmann 2002; AFUW).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Lanjak Entimau (6 m, CSUB/SFDC), Mt. Dulit (Beier 1937); Brunei: Kuala Belalong (OK in situ); Sabah: Crocker Range (CSUB); Kalimantan: Marah (Werner 1933), Mentawir (Beier 1958).

Remarks. Both sexes are easily attracted to lights. Their systematic placement remains unclear. This and the following genus are not related to Caliris Giglio-Tos, 1915 and Gildella Giglio-Tos, 1927, as suggested by Beier (1935c, 1964 & 1968) and Ehrmann & Roy (in: Ehrmann 2002), and none of these genera shows any closer relationships to the Tarachodinae, with which they were united into one family. The molecular study by Svenson & Whiting (2009) indeed did neither confirm the assumed monophyly of Caliridinae (sensu Ehrmann 2002) nor a close relationship to Tarachodidae .

Leptomantella (L.) fragilis (Westwood, 1889)

Musonia fragilis Westwood, 1889

Distribution. Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Labuan, Palawan, Sulawesi (Werner 1933, 1934, Beier 1966, Ehrmann 2002).

Bornean records. Sabah: Sandakan (Hebard 1920), Labuan Island (Hebard 1920), Poring Hot Springs (Helmkampf et al. 2007; CSUB), Danum Valley (Helmkampf et al. 2007); Kalimantan: Pajan River (Werner 1930), Mentawir (Beier 1958), Wain (Beier 1958).