Harpagomantis tricolor

[yen_saw]

FAMILY Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919

SUBFAMILY Hymenopodinae Giglio-Tos, 1919

GENUS Harpagomantis Kirby, 1899

SPECIES Harpagomantis tricolor (Linnaeus, 1758)

FOUND IN Botswana, Cape Province, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Natal, Oranje Staat, Transvaal, Zimbabwe

SYNONYMOUS

[=Gryllus tricolor Linnaeus, 1758]

[=Mantis lobata Fabricius, 1781]

[=Mantis paradoxa Goeze, 1778]

[=Mantis quadricornis Stoll, 1813]

[=Harpax spinocula Serville, 1839]

 

[azn567]

Are they going to be for sale soon?

 

[gripen]

Very beautiful mantis. Hope it goes on sale.

 

[agent A]

very cute

awesome species

i didn't know they lived in the US

and they're in the family Hymenopodidae, my favorite family to keep species from

keep us posted yen!

 

[yen_saw]

Are they going to be for sale soon?

Very beautiful mantis. Hope it goes on sale.

Sorry not for sale right now but check the ad.

very cute

awesome species

i didn't know they lived in the US

and they're in the family Hymenopodidae, my favorite family to keep species from

keep us posted yen!

These are from South Africa. Ootheca took about 4-5 months to hatch, and only one or two hatching out every other day for as few weeks. I have nymphs of all ages from subadult to hatchling because of this.

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

very nice! how big are they ( as hatchlings, sub, and adult)?

 

[Idolofreak]

I WANT IT!!! :tt1:

 

[psyconiko]

Got 2 ooths,1 hatched but so few....

I love how they shake when hunting or being disturbed.

 

[yen_saw]

very nice! how big are they ( as hatchlings, sub, and adult)?

Hatchling is realy small but able to handle D. melanogaster. Adult is about 2.5-3 cm.

Got 2 ooths,1 hatched but so few....

I love how they shake when hunting or being disturbed.

My ooth hatched about 10-12 nymphs each. The older they get, the more they shake.

 

[yen_saw]

Adult male finally... waiting for female

 

[lunarstorm]

Wow, that's a gorgeous mantis. Here's to your success in breeding 'em and getting lots of fertile ooths!

 

[meaganelise9]

Stunning!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

wow

 

[gripen]

they are tiny!!

 

[yen_saw]

they are tiny!!

Yeah would have been great if they can grow to P. wahlbergii or B. mendica size.

 

[agent A]

i think that it would be cool if the cool small guys grew huge (imagine a foot long ghost mantis!!!)

 

[meaganelise9]

I anxiously await their arrival in the classifieds..

 

[rs4guy]

Gorgeous mantis!

 

[psyconiko]