Clarification on Acromantis sp.

[acerbity]

I recently received received 6 free "Acromantis" from Yen in an order (down to 4 now, dubbed the fantastic 4, I digress) and recently purchased an Ooth from Red in Spain dubbed "Otomantis sp." Red describes this as a boxer mantis, and from the picture he provides, it definitely looks like a boxer sp. Contrast to this, I was under the impression that Oxcipilus Distinctus was the boxer mantis.

I'm such a nerd I will be having trouble sleeping tonight until I can figure out which of these are which, and if in fact they are all completely different.

If anyone can clarify between the 2 or 3 they may have had experience with it'd be helpful!

This shows the otomantis sp in terratypica

http://ttwebbase.dyndns.org/mantid/list.html

this shows the acromantis

http://ttwebbase.dyndns.org/mantid/list.html

and this shows what I thought to be the common boxer

http://ttwebbase.dyndns.org/mantid/view/218.html

I know I dig a little deep, but feedback more than "you answered all your questions yourself" would be super appreciated!

 

[Andrew]

Acromantis and Oxypilus are both "boxer mantids". Throw away the common names and stick to scientific ones.

 

[acerbity]

Acromantis and Oxypilus are both "boxer mantids". Throw away the common names and stick to scientific ones.

But from what pictures I've seen, Acromantis ends up looking like a typical mantid when adult, unlike oxypilus, am I right?

 

[Andrew]

Honestly dude, don't sweat it. Common names aren't made to make much sense, they get mixed up real easy too. Basically, if it looks like a boxing mantis, you can call it a (insert country here) boxer mantis.

 

[Christian]

That's why common names are not useful. In fact, there are many genera with foreleg waving ("boxing display"): most of the Acromantinae (Acromantis (to a lesser extent), Otomantis, Hestiasula, Ephestiasula, Parahestiasula, Anasigerpes, maybe also others) and probably all of the Oxypilinae (Oxypilus, Junodia, Ceratomantis and possibly also the remaining genera).

Regards,

Christian

 

[acerbity]

That's why common names are not useful. In fact, there are many genera with foreleg waving ("boxing display"): most of the Acromantinae (Acromantis (to a lesser extent), Otomantis, Hestiasula, Ephestiasula, Parahestiasula, Anasigerpes, maybe also others) and probably all of the Oxypilinae (Oxypilus, Junodia, Ceratomantis and possibly also the remaining genera).Regards,

Christian

I think this is why the whole "common" name thing got me mixed up, I figured there was an off chance I was going to have 5 of the same species or something

 

[hibiscusmile]

Thanks for the information Christian!

 

[yen_saw]

I have never seen Acromantis formosana showing foreleg waving before actually (thus i call them Taiwan flower mantis). O. distinctus is like a natural born boxer though

 

[Kruszakus]

Yup - my Acromantids do the shadow boxing just like other "boxer mantids" - plus, their foreclaws are quite thick in structure - but this mantid is not as bulky as O. distinctus.

I would not give a scooby about the colloquial names - all of them are incorrect.