Pseudocreobotra

Pseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantisses. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia,[1] but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot.[2] The species are easily reared in captivity.

Pseudocreobotra
P. wahlbergi adult
P. wahlbergi nymph
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Hymenopodidae
Subfamily:
Hymenopodinae
Genus:
Pseudocreobotra

Saussure, 1870

Species

The species include:[3]

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See also

References
  1. Yager, D.D. (April 1996). "Serially homologous ears perform frequency range fractionation in the praying mantis, Creobroter (Mantodea, Hymenopodidae)". Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 178 (4): 463–475. doi:10.1007/BF00190177.
  2. Picker, Mike; et al. (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
  3. Ehrmann, Reinhard (2002). Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier, Münster. pp. 291–292.
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