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Hello all, I research the behavioral ecology of praying mantises.  I plan to search for the Texas unicorn mantis (Phyllovates chlorophaea) in southern Texas (Brownsville area) in Oct 2016. If anyone has experience with finding this species there, especially about "hot spots", please let me...

Hi, The leading book on North American mantids: Helfer, J.R. 1987. How to know the grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches and their allies; revised 2nd edition. Dover Pub.; New York. Despite the somewhat whimsical title, it is fairly authoritative. You've included a good chunk of the species in...

I have the most success in riparian habitat -- good plant diversity (typically including flowering plants) that hosts good insect/prey abundance. Where is the AZ Desert Museum? Near Tucson?

Wyethia -- There are a bunch of different Stagmomantis species in Arizona, such as S. limbata (yellow underwings in females), S. californica (dark bands on dorsal abdomen in both sexes), S. gracilipes (slender body). I do research in this genus, and just wrote a book chapter on them for a...

Hello, S. californica tends to be in the south. I've found S. californica in Southern Cal (LA and SD), and in the Owens Valley (Bishop), which suggests that they probably creep up along the eastern side of the Sierras. S. limbata appears to have a broader distribution. I've found S. limbata...

Hello all, Just joined this forum. I've been studying and researching mantids since 1991. I am especially interested in mating behavior (sexual cannibalism!) and ecology. My main study species is Stagmomantis limbata. I am faculty at National University, with my field site being at Bishop...

Hello, I do research on Stagmomantis, and am writing up a chapter on the genus for a book to be published in South America. Permit me to make a call to Forum members. I am seeking pictures of Stagmomantis species. I'd like to include others besides S. limbata (my study species). I can't offer...

Hello, I do research on Stagmomantis, and am writing up a chapter on the genus for a book to be published in South America. Permit me to make a call to Forum members. I am seeking pictures of Stagmomantis species. I'd like to include others besides S. limbata (my study species). I can't offer...