Sphodromantis
Sphodromantis is a large genus of praying mantises concentrated in Africa, sometimes considered a synonym of the genus Hierodula: from the same family, Mantidae. Outside their range especially, many share the common name African Mantis.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Sphodromantis:- Sphodromantis abessinica Sjöstedt, 1930
- Sphodromantis aethiopica La Greca & Lombardo, 1987
- Sphodromantis annobonensis Llorente, 1968
- Sphodromantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Sphodromantis aureoides Roy, 2010
- Sphodromantis baccettii La Greca & Lombardo, 1987
- Sphodromantis balachowskyi La Greca, 1967
- Sphodromantis biocellata Werner, 1906
- Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914
- Sphodromantis citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931
- Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967
- Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
- Sphodromantis elongata La Greca, 1969
- Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
- Sphodromantis gastrica Stal, 1858
- Sphodromantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1912
- Sphodromantis giubana La Greca & Lombardo, 1987
- Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
- Sphodromantis gracilis Lombardo, 1992
- Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955
- Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
- Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1990
- Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838
- Sphodromantis obscura Beier & Hocking, 1965
- Sphodromantis pachinota La Greca & Lombardo, 1987
- Sphodromantis pardii La Greca & Lombardo, 1987
- Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1956
- Sphodromantis pupillata Bolivar, 1912
- Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
- Sphodromantis rubrostigma Werner, 1916
- Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901
- Sphodromantis socotrana
- Sphodromantis splendida Hebard, 1920
- Sphodromantis stigmosa
- Sphodromantis tenuidentata Lombardo, 1992
- Sphodromantis viridis Forskål, 1775
- ''Sphodromantis werneri''
As pets
Due to their large size and vibrant coloration compared to other mantids, Sphodromantis species are very common in the pet trade. List of Sphodromantis species that have been bred and raised in captivity.- Sphodromantis aurea
- Sphodromantis baccettii
- Sphodromantis gastrica
- Sphodromantis lineola
- Sphodromantis viridis
- Sphodromantis sp. "Blue Flash"