- Pseudomantis Saussure, H. de 1869. Essai d'un système des Mantides. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft / Bulletin of the Société Entomologique Suisse 3: 49-73 [56].
Type species:
Mantis albofimbriata Stål, 1860 by monotypy. - Notomantis Tindale, N.B. 1923. Review of Australian Mantidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 425-457 [451].
Type species:
Notomantis chlorophana Tindale, 1923 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Connors, M.G. 2023. Studies in Australian Mantodea: New synonyms, notes on distributions, and an updated checklist. Zootaxa 5239(4): 477-499 [484]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Jarrah Forest (JF)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, W plateau
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | MANTODEA | 10-Feb-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Mantis albofimbriata Stål, C. 1860. Orthoptera. Species novas descripsit. Konglia Svenska Freggaten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden. Zoologi. I. Insecta. Stockholm : P.A. Norstedt & Söner pp. 299-350. [312].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM ♂♀ adults, Sydney (as Sidney), NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant, female flightless.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Notomantis chlorophana Tindale, N.B. 1923. Review of Australian Mantidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 425-457 [451].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA 11-000017 ♂ (ex. I.14072), Beverley, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Pseudomantis chlorophana (Tindale, 1923). —
Connors, M.G. 2023. Studies in Australian Mantodea: New synonyms, notes on distributions, and an updated checklist. Zootaxa 5239(4): 477-499 [484]
Introduction
Removed from synonymy with P. hartmeyeri following establishment of the correct identity of that taxon by Connors (2025), see also Connors (2023)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Jarrah Forest (JF)
General References
Connors, M.G. 2025. On the identity of Pseudomantis hartmeyeri Werner, 1912 (Mantodea: Mantidae: Hierodulinae). Zootaxa 5570(3): 591-592
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANTODEA | 10-Feb-2025 | ADDED |
- Hierodula dimorpha Werner, F. 1911. Die Mantodeen der Aru- und Kei Inseln. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 23: 389-396 [394].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW ♂ 2♀ adults, NSW. - Austromantis gracilis 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 [30].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM ♀ adult, Broome, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NSW, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Western Australia: NW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant, female flightless.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant, female flightless.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | MANTODEA | 07-Feb-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Pseudomantis victorina Westwood, J.O. 1889. Revisio Insectorum Familie Mantidarum, Speciebus Novis aut Minus Cognitis Descriptis et Delineatis. London : Gurney & Jackson 53 pp. [pl. ii fig. 6] [36].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀ adult, Victoria River, NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Male volant, female flightless.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |