Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931

Nguyen, Eileen, Husemann, Martin & Ehrmann, Reinhard, 2024, An annotated type catalogue of praying mantises (Mantodea) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH), European Journal of Taxonomy 964, pp. 1-79 : 47-49

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scientific name	Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931
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Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931 View in CoL

Fig. 30d–h View Fig

Hierodula biocellata Werner, 1906: 367 View in CoL .

Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931: 9 View in CoL .

Sphodromantis biocellata View in CoL – Roy & Cherlonneix 2009: 389 (syn.).

Type material

Holotype (1 male)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • ♂ ( Fig. 30d–h View Fig ); “// Type // genitalia / R. Roy / 3172 // Belg. Kong. Matadi / 3.6.– 12.7.1924. // F. Günther leg. / ded. 20.10.1924. // Z. M. H. / Hamburg // Sphodromantis / congica Beier / det. [crossed out] Beier / Type! ♂ // Sphodromantis / biocellata (Werner) / ♂ / R. Roy det. 1992”; ZMH 841107 View Materials .

Type locality

Belgian Congo, Matadi [ Democratic Republic of the Congo].

Current status

Synonym of Sphodromantis biocellata ( Werner, 1906) .

Habitus

Complete. Genitalia preparation is present.

References

Beier M. 1931. Neue und seltene Mantodeen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum Hamburg. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg 45: 1 - 21.

Roy R. & Cherlonneix E. 2009. Systematique et biologie de Sphodromantis biocellata (Werner) (Mantodea, Mantidae). Bulletin de la Societe entomologique de France 114 (4): 389 - 400. https: // doi. org / 10.3406 / bsef. 2009.2702

Werner F. 1906. Zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Mantodeen. Jahreshefte des Vereins fur vaterlandische Naturkunde in Wurttemberg 62: 361 - 377. Available from https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 8036240 [accessed 19 Sep. 2024].

Werner F. 1912. Mantodea und Phasmodea. In: Michaelsen W. & Hartmeyer R. (eds) Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Band IV, Lieferung 1 - 4: 47 - 56. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 7416

Figures

Fig. 30. a–c. Pseudomantis hartmeyeri Werner, 1912, syntype, ♀ (ZMH 831017). a. Labels. b. Dorsal view. c. Ventral view. d–h. Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931, holotype, ♂ (ZMH 841107). d. Labels. e. Dorsal view. f. Ventral view. g–h. Genitalia. White scale bars = 10 mm; black scale bar = 1.00 mm.