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Very interesting! Native? Or introduced (by some breeder... that would not be the best news)? Cheers

What does it mean? Does it mean there are no "fallax" in captivity? Without any pictures that are not M. violaceus it seem all the rumors are only misidentifications. Female and male of Metallyticus violaceus Female and male of Metallyticus splendidus Cheers

Hi, do you have adults yet and if there are pictures I really would like to see them. Thanks!!!

It is simple. Some people say they have M. fallax and at least one person wrote that he will post pictures (is this the headache and the long list of inquiries?). And I am just asking if the promised pictures are available now. I know that IGM stock 160 Metallyticus violaceus was misidentified...

Any adults of M. fallax in comparison with M. violaceus yet? Weired if M. fallax are bred in captivity and not a singele picture is available here or elsewere. Thanks!

Ok, thanks for the informantion. I never saw pictures of captive bred M. fallax. I am really looking forward to see some pictures here.

There are only two Metallyticus species bred in captivity. M. splendidus and M. violaceus (this was previously misidentified as M. fallax). Good luck with them.

You missed some more: http://www.hotel-grille.de/IGM-Nummern.htm

Hi other brancsikia 339, So what´s not fine with the identifications posted? S1 Metatoxodera subparallela, B male S2 Paratoxodera gigliotosi, male S3 Stenotoxodera porioni, male S4 Toxodera fimbriata, male S5 Toxodera integrifolia, female S6 Stenotoxodera pluto, male Cheers

Unfortunately I doubt that as well. I think S6 A is a male of Stenotoxodera pluto.

Yes and no :) My fault, S1 is Metatoxodera. You got 4 genera! Great! Cheers

Hi, The genus with the curved pronotum is Toxodera. The one with the very slim pronotum is Stenotoxodera. The one witht the straight pronotum is Paratoxodera. With the article that Yen sent it will be possible for you to id the species (if you need help please tell me). For sexing them...

The "old" Mantodea picture database was transferred and is still under construction. You can try it here: http://www.terra-typica.ch/services/species-datenbank.html Pictures of more than 200 Mantodea species (about 10% of the species that are described) and we have to upload a lot more.

Thanks! :) Nymphs of the males do not have the ventral abdominal lobes. Cheers Antemna rapax, male nymph (picture: S. Materna)

It is Antemna rapax, should be a female nymph. The picture of the adult female was posted in this topic.