Species Glabromantis nebulosa (Sjöstedt, 1918)
- Glabromantis nebulosa Sjöstedt, Y. 1918. Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 17. Mantidae and Phasmidae. Arkiv för Zoologi 11(19): 1-60, pl. 1-4 [13].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 2♂ adults, Kimberley District, WA. - Glabromantis melania Tindale, N.B. 1923. Review of Australian Mantidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 425-457 [431].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♂ adult, Pine Creek, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Milledge, G.A. 2024. Review of the genera Glabromantis, Paraoxypilus, and Phthersigena (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae). Records of the Australian Museum 76(2): 69-103 [79] (new synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Phthersigena nebulosa (Sjöstedt, 1918). —
Hinton, H.E. 1939. Notes on Australian Mantidae (Orthoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4: 282-289 (new combination, Glabromantis as synonym of Phthersigena)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northern half of Australia
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant, female wing state unknown.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2024 | MANTODEA | 25-Jun-2024 | MOVED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |