Henry: As usual the pics are great. In color only not in morphology, they are quite different, yours and mine. I believe you are correct in making the observation about the crimp in the body at the start of the abdomen. It looks like future disaster. The things that I see that are the same in color or markings are that mine also has retained the two spots on the middle of the raptorials. The antennae look identical. There may be a pinkish blush present with my good one, but there is a distinct difference in the color and patterns of color of the eyes. From the front, the eyes have an emerald green band that joins the two eyes. I wish I had access to a camera, but my step-daughter who is in modeling, has confiscated the only camera that is working. I was hoping to have a pic to send, but she being here today told me that she left it in N. Hollywood, where she lives and works mostly
I hope to stay in touch with you about these mantids from our source. I believe that time will tell if, in fact, they are a rare species and if they are even the same species. It seems weird that they could be so identical morphologically and not at all in color. I think I have two males.
Yours truly,
Rich
