Mystery mantis ID

[Glitch]

Hiya folks, myself and another UKMF member bought what we were told were Plistospilota guineensis by a reputable seller and just by looking at the nymphs we know they werent. Got 3/5 of them to adulthood now and noone on the UKMF have any idea what they are. They've got similarities to a lot of other species and came from a HUGE ooth.

Any help on IDing would be most appreciated. (If it's a new species, bagsy me naming them!)

 

[ismart]

Looks like it has some charateristics of perhaps a rhombodera sp.?

 

[Extrememantid]

Yes looks sorta like a rhombodera... Maybe a rhombo we haven't kept in culture

 

[Rick]

Looks like it has some charateristics of perhaps a rhombodera sp.?

My thoughts too.

 

[happy1892]

Do you know what country they are from?

 

[Glitch]

Quoted from the seller "The eggsac was green, 2" across and from Cameroon"

 

[aNisip]

Rhombo sp looks like...

 

[Extrememantid]

It's african then.. Hmmm it wouldn't be a sphodromantis... It looks like a rhombodera but they are mainly in Asia..

 

[nirotorin]

Pretty cool looking whatever it is.

 

[Glitch]

Yeah everyone's totally stumped! Might try tracking down some entomology professors etc, see if they could help.

 

[gripen]

Have you contacted Christian or Dracus? They would probably know.

 

[Glitch]

I'm fairly new to who's who on these forums, so havent asked anyone via PM.

 

[gripen]

Oh ok. Both those people are members of UKMF too. I am sure they would love to be asked. They always seem up for a mystery.

 

[hibiscusmile]

I'm with the others, maybe Yen will chime in.

 

[Rick]

Good ideas.

 

[nirotorin]

I think several people here are maxed out level 99 mantis lords. Asking an entomology professor who specialized in mantids would be the exact same thing.

One of them is bound to hold that rare mantis id knowledge in their head.

It is really cool looking.

 

[mantiseater]

Maybe green Rhombodera fusca?

 

[Extrememantid]

Maybe green Rhombodera fusca?

Rhombodera fusca are more of a marble color not green, though... The inner arm is similar to fusca.. But I don't think fuscas can be green like that

 

[Extrememantid]

I can't find any info... It may be an unknown rhombodera..