Common name needed

[Rick]

Need to know the most widely used common name for the following. These are what I can make out of what was written on some donated ooths. I know that I may not be spelling them right but am just writing what I can make out.

p. mediaconstrict

 

[idolomantis]

Double shield mantis.

Pnigomantis medioconstricta

 

[PhilinYuma]

Need to know the most widely used common name for the following. These are what I can make out of what was written on some donated ooths. I know that I may not be spelling them right but am just writing what I can make out. p. mediaconstrict

That would be Pnigmomantis medioconstricta, Rick, the double shield mantis.

 

[Rick]

Double shield mantis.Pnigomantis medioconstricta

Yeah I posted wrong one:

ephistiula pictipes

 

[Morpheus uk]

Purple boxer then

 

[agent A]

Yeah I posted wrong one:ephistiula pictipes

purple boxer I think, leviatin had a topic in the classfeilds about this species

 

[idolomantis]

Ephestiasula pictipes Purple boxer mantis

 

[Morpheus uk]

Quit jumping on my band wagun

 

[PhilinYuma]

Yeah I posted wrong one:ephistiula pictipes

That would be Ephestiasula pictipes, the purple bower mantis.

 

[idolomantis]

Quit jumping on my band wagun

 

[Rick]

Thanks. I was surprised in my lists of names I didn't have those two.

 

[idolomantis]

You're welcome

 

[agent A]

same here, common names can be confusing, here are the common names of Creobroter as I know them:

Nebulosa= Chinese Flower Mantis

Pictipennis= Indian Flower Mantis

Gemmatus= Jeweled Flower Mantis

Elongata= Thailand Flower Mantis

Urbanis= Japaneese Flower Mantis

Meleagris= East African Flower Mantis

 

[idolomantis]

Are those official?

And

Meleagris= East African Flower Mantis

Since when do they come from Africa?

They are vietnamese right?

 

[agent A]

Are those official?And

Since when do they come from Africa?

They are vietnamese right?

well I got the African part from flickr or something, I'll try and get the link in a sec

 

[agent A]

here:

Link

 

[idolomantis]

Pseudocreobotra is from Africa.

Creobroter meleagris is from Vietnam and few other countries.

BTW who in that link said it's from Africa.

 

[agent A]

Pseudocreobotra is from Africa.Creobroter meleagris is from Vietnam and few other countries.

but did you see the link?

 

[PhilinYuma]

Yes it does, but on another flickr URL it says that it is from the Philipines and that is confirmed here: http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collectio...menopodidae.txt

Ian calls it an Indian flower mantis, I think.

BTW, how many members have this species?