Species Trachymantis obesa Giglio-Tos, 1917
- Trachymantis obesa Giglio-Tos, E. 1917. Mantidi Esotici. Generi e specie nouve. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 48(1916): 43-108 [47].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀ adult, NT, Hermannsburg.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded from drier parts of QLD, NSW, NT and WA.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, W plateau
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Predator, shrubs (associated flora: Acacia spp. [FABACEAE] Wattle (found on large shrubs)), volant.
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 [207] (diagnosis)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Jun-2024 | MANTODEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
17-Nov-2022 | MANTODEA | 22-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
10-Jul-2014 | MANTODEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
08-Jul-2014 | MANTODEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Graham Milledge |
30-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED |