mantis to identify

[dafke14]

These i bought yesturday but the guy of the store dus not know the name of the species

He said they are from tanzania but i think its eather European or north african because he had one mantis religiosa and they looks like mantids i have seen in Malaga Spain this one i photographed this summer:

the male i have bought yesturday

female

Best regards Dave

 

[The_Asa]

They both look like Budwing

 

[dafke14]

Ok i know now that is Parasphendale sp thanx in advance

 

[Morpheus uk]

Aw come on, wouldnt hurt to have an identification section now would it? :lol:

 

[idolomantis]

Aw come on, wouldnt hurt to have an identification section now would it? :lol:

heh that would come handy here

 

[The_Asa]

I know, it would be awesome to have even a stickie with the names of species next to a couple pictures showing key identification areas.

 

[Morpheus uk]

No i mean its ows section, like theres a breeding, housing, photo, and general discussion section

 

[dafke14]

Nice idea by the way!

Everytime somebody has a species not seen in culture and it is identified it has his own section topic then it wil grow. The guys like me (sorry) then can look what they have purchased and will not make unnessary topics and fil space for nothing but it can comin verry handy i think and nice to now whats in culture

 

[Christian]

By the way, the mantis you saw in Spain is Rivetina baetica.

 

[kakistos]

I'm sorry to open this topic again...

But I have the same mantis and maybe also from the same store. I would really love to know WHICH Parasphendale it is: affinis or argrionina?

How can you tell the difference?

Or where may I look on-line or in a book to get a clue?

This is my female when it was subadult:

 

[revmdn]

Whatever they are, they are cool looking.

 

[kakistos]

Noone knows the difference between Parasphendale affinis and Parasphendale argionina?

 

[Dinora]

No i mean its ows section, like theres a breeding, housing, photo, and general discussion section

I'd love that, too. A section with a picture of the mantis and maybe even at first hatching? It would help identify the little ones, too (I'm thinking of H.Coronatus)