Stagmomantis colorata Hebard, 1923

Maxwell, Michael R., 2014, A synoptic review of the genus Stagmomantis (Mantodea: Mantidae), Zootaxa 3765 (6), pp. 501-525 : 515

Stagmomantis colorata Hebard, 1923

Taxonomic history. Described as Stagmomantis colorata by Hebard (1923a).

Distribution. USA and Mexico (Ehrmann 2002; Agudelo et al. 2007).

Species description. Hebard (1923a).

Features. Male features: forewings with opaque marginal strip that gradually narrows; hindwings with colorless and transparent anterior margin, dark radiate field (brownish or purple-black), with pinkish basal area; proximal abdominal tergites with dark bands on posterior margin; anterior coxae with pale spines; pronotum with smooth edges (Hebard 1923a). Female features: dark stigma; proximal abdominal tergites with dark bands on posterior margin, but less conspicuous than in male; anterior coxae with pale spines; pronotum with finely denticulated edges on collar (Hebard 1923a).