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[Chris Dickie]

someone posted a link to whats that bug website on another thread so browsing it I found this:

The only information they had was :

We have a farm in Northeastern Brazil . You would not believe the insects we have. I must have close to 150 pictures of insects I have found. Just this may, I encountered these two beautiful guys. Do you know what they are?

Thanks!

Tatiana Peebles

and they couldn't identify it, looks familiar, what is it? lol

They also couldn't identify Pseudocreobotra though, lol

EDIT: If only I had the person's e-mail could get them to send me stuff

 

[Ian]

an empusa maybe??

Cheers,

Ian

 

[PseudoDave]

Was thinking along the longs of Empusa also.

 

[chun]

it looks like a Vates sp. they are from that region. I highly doubt it's Empussa though, they're found around southern europe.

http://ttwebbase.dyndns.org/mantid/view/42.html

 

[Ian]

Nice find chun

Does look rather similar..

Cheers,

Ian

 

[Chris Dickie]

Would be nice to get to go out there and have a look at inverts

150 species of insects, wonder what interesting mantids, phasmids & beetles there are, lol

 

[Christian]

Hi.

Really nice picture. Chun was almost right, as all Empusidae are Old World dwellers. But it is no Vates, but a Zoolea. I'm searching for these ones for a long time. I've seen some adults over 10 years ago and they are amazing. However, seem to be not easy to breed. The stock I saw did not make it more than a generation. New challanges are awaiting! :wink:

Regards,

Christian

 

[mantisdeperu]

Hi guys. Here one post of one Peruvian Vates specie.

Best regards.

http://mantidforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8176

 

[jarek]

Nice find chun Does look rather similar..

Cheers,

Ian

empusa has big horn