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  1. Kris Anderson

    How to Add Pictures to Posts

    Negative. This is Stagmomantis limbata, male. “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
  2. Kris Anderson

    Mantis Species?

    Both are Stagmomantis limbata... male and female. “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
  3. Kris Anderson

    AZ Unicorn Mantis

    Both nymphs and adults may be found year round amid low, dense shrubs and other vegetation.  Adults most prominently occur throughout June and July. Distribution map is attached.   “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada”...
  4. Kris Anderson

    Wild Ootheca ID needed

    Tenodera angustipennis, ootheca “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
  5. Kris Anderson

    Ooth ID help

    This is a Tenodera angustipennis ootheca.   T. angustipennis oothecae are narrowed, elongate-oval in shape, measuring 25-47 mm long (not including residual material), 14-20 mm wide, and 10 mm high.  Distal end tapered with sizeable amount of residual process extending away from base and onto...
  6. Kris Anderson

    Any more uncommon native mantids?

    Tithrone exclusively occurs in forested environments within Central and South America.... it is not found in the U.S./Canada.  You may be referring to Jantsch (1986 and 1995), wherein he assigned two more species to this Neotropical rainforest genus, both of which are positively synonymous with...
  7. Kris Anderson

    Acanthops parafalcata

    Species treatment for Acanthops parafalcata complete. The first known discovery of this uncommon species was by W.E. Broadway around the year 1900, in which two male specimens were collected in Trinidad. These specimens were sent to Bruner in 1906, who identified them as belonging to Acanthops...
  8. Kris Anderson

    What's the right thing to do?

      There are 21 species of Mantodea "native to the continent".   They include: Brunneria borealis Scudder, 1896 Gonatista grisea (Fabricius, 1793) Litaneutria elongata Anderson, 2018 Litaneutria emarginata Anderson, 2018 Litaneutria minor (Scudder, 1872) Litaneutria ocularis Saussure, 1892...
  9. Kris Anderson

    Help with identification

    Stagmomantis carolina, nymph “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
  10. Kris Anderson

    ID assistance

    Iris oratoria, nymph “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
  11. Kris Anderson

    NEW PUBLICATION

    There are between 35-44 different species found in the Caribbean.  The species checklist is currently underway with lots of synonymies and overlap to be worked out.   The comprehensive list should be finished by the end of summer and the corresponding genus and species treatments will begin...
  12. Kris Anderson

    NEW PUBLICATION

    The text was peer reviewed by my colleagues: Evgeny Shcherbakov Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia     Roberto Battiston Musei del Canal Di Brenta Valstagna, Italy     Michael R. Maxwell National University La Jolla, California, USA     Gloria María Ariza Lozano...
  13. Kris Anderson

    NEW PUBLICATION

    “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” by Kris Anderson ISBN# 978-1717825735 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1717825737?ref_=pe_870760_150889320 This peer reviewed text includes a dichotomous key to all 15 genera of Mantodea found in the U.S. and Canada.  Extremely detailed descriptions...
  14. Kris Anderson

    my californian mantis

    Stagmomantis carolina does not occur in California. 
  15. Kris Anderson

    Litaneutria skinneri

    Litaneutria skinneri Rehn, 1907 species treatment completed This species is notable in having an extensive alpine range where brachypterous males predominantly occur, in contrast to other members of the genus that inhabit lower desert, coastal, or plains regions where macropterous males are far...
  16. Kris Anderson

    Litaneutria pacifica Scudder, 1896

    Litaneutria pacifica Scudder, 1896 species treatment completed Scudder’s type specimen(s) for L. pacifica have unfortunately been lost. Nevertheless, ground mantises that are collected at and around the vicinity of the L. pacifica type locality in northern California consistently demonstrate...
  17. Kris Anderson

    Litaneutria ocularis

    Litaneutria ocularis Saussure, 1892 species treatment finalized Nymphs may be found from mid-May to late September.  Maturation requires approximately 3.5 months for nymphs to develop over a series of 6-7 molts that occur every 15-21 days, depending on nutritional intake. Final instar may...
  18. Kris Anderson

    Litaneutria minor (Scudder, 1872) species treatment finalized

    Despite several distinct species occupying the Litaneutria genus, most literature refers to every ground mantis found in the United States as L. minor. The recent analysis of historical museum specimens and university collection material, including the very same specimens that were determined by...
  19. Kris Anderson

    Litaneutria emarginatae n. sp.

    Second new species of Litaneutria described with very distinct morphological characters and an isolated, restricted distribution range and habitat.  Sexes are less dimorphic than other members of the genus.  Within the five different collection sites where this species has been collected, no...
  20. Kris Anderson

    Litaneutria elongata n. sp.

    New species of Litaneutria described with a unique combination of morphological characteristics that hold true across a wide field of individual variation. This species is bivoltine, with adults from spring brood being found from early April to late May.  Adult males from fall brood are found...
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