Species Nanomantis australis Saussure, 1871
- Nanomantis australis Saussure, H. de 1871. Mélanges Orthoptérologiques. Supplément au IIIme Fascicule. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 21(1): 239-336 [116].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Saint George Basin, Kimberley District, WA (as La Nouvelle-Hollande, Saint-Georges).
Introduction
May be more appropriately placed in subfamily Fulcininae (see Schwarz & Roy 2019; Connors 2023) however retained in Nanomantinae by Connors (2023) until further specimens can be examined
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Predator, volant.
General References
Connors, M.G. 2023. Studies in Australian Mantodea: New synonyms, notes on distributions, and an updated checklist. Zootaxa 5239(4): 477-499 [478]
Schwarz, C.J. & Roy, R. 2019. The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France N.S. 55(2): 101-196 [133]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | MANTODEA | 27-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |