Spiny Bark Mantid - Gyromantis sp.
Family Amorphoscelidae
This page contains pictures and information about Spiny Bark Mantids that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Female, body length 25mm
Spiny Bark Mantid has prominent short spines on the head and pronotum.
Later in the end of the summer, in Alexandra Hill on a large gum tree trunk. we found this silvery-grey Bark Mantid. This mantid has larger developing wing buds, i.e., it could be the male nymph.
This mantid has pinkly-red patches on inter forelegs.
Another Spiny Bark Mantid found in Karawatha Forest. This one has smaller wing bud but larger abdomen.
Hunting on gun tree trunk. This mantid is slow moving even on disturbion.
This female has the fully developed wings, although seem too small for she to fly. In this Back Mantids family only male can fly.
- Reference and links:
- 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 353.
[ Up ] [ Boxer Bark Mantid ] [ Spiny Bark Mantid ] - 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 353.
