Galinthias amoena

[tier]

Another Hymenopodidae

I know the pictures are a little dark, but they seem to hate light

Regards,

tier

 

[macro junkie]

lovley mantid.i want one

 

[asdsdf]

Wow, very nice species. :blink:

 

[spawn]

Smallest adult mantis ever?

 

[tier]

Hi

Ohh No, some smaller ones. I think females are 25mm and males 22mm approx.

Isn't Bolbena one of the smallest?

Regards,

tier

 

[spawn]

Do these grow slow or are the L1 nymphs very very small?

 

[Andrew]

Very nice! Might you be posting some ootheca for sale in the near future?

 

[Mantida]

Reminded me of P. virescens at first, with a much longer neck!

 

[tier]

hi

Do these grow slow or are the L1 nymphs very very small?

I dont know. I recieved a few adults. They need low temperature, that is all I can say.

Very nice! Might you be posting some ootheca for sale in the near future?

No. Maybe in half a year if it will work with them. I already have some Oothecas, but won't sell any of these first generation. But thank you for being interested.

Reminded me of P. virescens at first, with a much longer neck!

Yes, that is exactly what I thought when I saw them.

Regards,

tier

 

[macro junkie]

No way - Theres smaller than grassmantis?I thought this thing was the smallest?

adult female

 

[Bill Pham]

geeez they are tiny as heck. good looking mantis though. gonna have to get me an mp-e 65 if i want to take their pics.

Bill

 

[brancsikia]

Bolbena hottentotta (adult female) is a bit smaller than "grassmantid?" Odontomantis.

 

[tier]

Hey brancsi, am I right? Do I see the half head and an eye of a male right below her claws?

regards,

 

[brancsikia]

Hey brancsi, am I right? Do I see the half head and an eye of a male right below her claws? regards,

No, sorry, you are wrong. It is the "trochanter" of the right raptorial foreleg.

Cheers Brancsikia

 

[macro junkie]

View attachment 70Bolbena hottentotta (adult female) is a bit smaller than "grassmantid?" Odontomantis.

hmm they look about same size to me.. there both tiny put it that way

 

[brancsikia]

hmm they look about same size to me.. there both tiny put it that way

Bolbena (Bolbena) hottentotta (IGM Nr. 79)

only about 15 mm for the female.

They might look the same size but they are really tiny.

 

[tier]

Hi

Some new pictures of this exotic species:

By the way, there is a mistake in this thread's title: The correct name of this species is G. amoena (not amonea).

Mating pair:

Subadult female:

Ootheca/-s:

regards,

tier

 

[tier]

Hi

There is another mistake: I've written that this mantid is a tropical one, but now I was informed that the area where they were found once is more like a savannah.

Regards,

tier

 

[obregon562]

VERY interesting! how big are those ooths?

Can't wait to see those L1s!