Kris Anderson
Well-known member
Species treatment for Yersiniops sophronicus (Rehn & Hebard, 1908) completed.
This species differs from its congener in having a more elongated pronotum and dorsal surface of compound eyes greatly extended into acute points. Adult males are typically encountered from late July to early November. Adult females are found from late August to late November. Both sexes are most commonly encountered swiftly running along the ground amid stones, dried grasses, and natural debris within the xeric scrublands of southern Arizona. They occasionally perch upon low vegetation but most often occur upon the ground.
“Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada”
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
This species differs from its congener in having a more elongated pronotum and dorsal surface of compound eyes greatly extended into acute points. Adult males are typically encountered from late July to early November. Adult females are found from late August to late November. Both sexes are most commonly encountered swiftly running along the ground amid stones, dried grasses, and natural debris within the xeric scrublands of southern Arizona. They occasionally perch upon low vegetation but most often occur upon the ground.
“Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada”
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
