Harpagomantis tricolor

yen_saw · Sep 24, 2011

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 · Sep 24, 2011

Are they going to be for sale soon?

gripen · Sep 24, 2011

Very beautiful mantis. Hope it goes on sale.

agent A · Sep 24, 2011

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 · Sep 24, 2011

Trans-Am said:
Are they going to be for sale soon?

gripen said:
Very beautiful mantis. Hope it goes on sale.

Sorry not for sale right now but check the ad.

agent A said:
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.