Species Sphodropoda lepida Milledge, 2005
- Sphrodropoda lepida Milledge, G.A. 2005. Revision of the Genera Sphodropoda, Trachymantis and Zopheromantis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae). Records of the Australian Museum 57: 191-210 [200].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ (Horn Centenary Expedition), Northern Territory, Uluru campsite [25°23'10"S 131°00'46E].
Paratype(s) 7♂ (Horn Centenary Expedition NT, Horn Centenary Expedition; SA), NT, Ayers Rock.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Australia — Uluru and Musgrave Ranges.
IBRA
NT, SA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory
- South Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Habits not known.
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished by the lack of markings on the inner face of the fore coxa, the banded tegmina and the form of the male genitalia
Diagnosis References
Milledge, G.A. 2005. Revision of the Genera Sphodropoda, Trachymantis and Zopheromantis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae). Records of the Australian Museum 57: 191-210 [200] (female unknown; diagnosis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |