Thailand Wild Mantids

[guapoalto049]

I took a trip to Thailand and found around 10 species or so of mantid. I visited Khao Sok national park and found only one mantid during the few hour night hike, but it was a treasure: A male subadult Deroplatys cf indica. This species is described in the literature only from a holotype male in India. If anyone has more information on the pictured mantid or the species please contact me. The remainder were found outside the primary forest.

In order: above mentioned, Hierodula sp adult male, Amantis sp nymph, Tropidomantis sp. nymph, Rhombodera basalis female nymph, Acromantis cf formosana adult male, Hierodula sp female nymph, Rhombodera cf megaera adult female, Rhombodera on flower (they were all over), first instar, Tropidomantis ooth, Tenodera sp, and Gimantis sp

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Awesome!!!

 

[MantisGirl13]

That is too cool! I'm jealous. 

- MantisGirl13 

 

[hibiscusmile]

Ditto

 

[Mantis Lady]

That is too cool! I'm jealous. 

- MantisGirl13 

Same. In my country we don't have wild mantids

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Oh no! Really?

 

[Endorlado]

Beautiful findings! I am going for insects trip too in February

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Awesome! Where?

 

[guapoalto049]

Thanks! Where in Thailand will you be?

 

[Endorlado]

Awesome! Where?

Thanks! Where in Thailand will you be?

I fly to Phuket first,  want to visit Khao Sok for sure, then for a few days to Malaysia. The main goal is to visit Taman Negara National Park. 

In the meantime the beach, interspersed with crawling through bushes in search of insects  I will make photorelation too

 

[mantisfan101]

Awesome, I’d love to get my hands on some tropidomantis...such an alien looking species

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Same here, they are awesome.