Green Mantises
Sphodropoda Stål, 1871
Type species: Sphodropoda tristis Saussure, 1871
Fauna Portal Genus Number: 2195
(after Milldge 2005): Head about as high as wide, frontal shield without dorsal extensions; preacetabular spine strong; inner face of first tarsal segment partly or wholly black, ventral face of fore femur tuberculate, especially toward outer margin; both sexes macropterous (some females slightly brachypterous), ventral face of costal area of tegmen at least partly red. Can be distinguished from Trachymantis by the lack of a tooth on the apex of the frontal shield and from Zopheromantis by the hind femur being only about half the length of the abdomen.
Publications
Milledge GA (2005): Revision of the genera Sphodropoda, Trachymantis and Zopheromantis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae). Records of the Australian Museum. 57: 191 - 210WEB
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CGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTTCCACCTTCAATCTTATTACTTATTATTAGAAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCCGGAACTGGTTGAACTGTATATCCTCCTCTTTCAGCAAGTATTGCACATGCAGGACCTGCAGTTGATTTAACAATTTTTTCTCTCCATCTTGCAGGTATATCTAGAATTATAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTATAATTAATATAAAACCATTATATATAAATCAAACACAAGTTCCTCTTTTTGTTTGATCAGTTGGTATTACAGCCCTATTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAACCTTAACACATCCTTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGGGGAGGAGATCCAATCTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGA
CGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTTCCACCTTCAATCTTATTACTTATTATTAGAAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCCGGAACTGGTTGAACTGTATATCCTCCTCTTTCAGCAAGTATTGCACATGCAGGACCTGCAGTTGATTTAACAATTTTTTCTCTCCATCTTGCAGGTATATCTAGAATTATAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTATAATTAATATAAAACCATTATATATAAATCAAACACAAGTTCCTCTTTTTGTTTGATCAGTTGGTATTACAGCCCTATTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAACCTTAACACATCCTTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGGGGAGGAGATCCAATCTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGA
CGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTTCCACCTTCAATCTTATTACTTATTATTAGAAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCCGGAACTGGTTGAACTGTATACCCTCCTCTTTCAGCAAGTATTGCACATGCAGGACCTGCAGTTGATTTAACAATTTTTTCTCTCCATCTTGCAGGTATATCTAGAATTATAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTATAATTAATATAAAACCATTATATATAAATCAAACACAAGTTCCTCTTTTTGTTTGATCAGTTGGTATTACAGCCCTATTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAACCTTAACACATCCTTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGGGGAGGAGATCCAATCTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGAT
CGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTTCCACCTTCAATCTTATTACTTATTATTAGAAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCCGGAACTGGTTGAACTGTATATCCTCCTCTTTCAGCAAGTATTGCACATGCAGGACCTGCAGTTGATTTAACAATTTTTTCTCTCCATCTTGCAGGTATATCTAGAATTATAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTACAACTATAATTAATATAAAACCATTATATATAAATCAAACACAAGTTCCTCTTTTTGTTTGATCAGTTGGTATTACAGCCCTATTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAACCTTAACACATCCTTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGGGGAGGAGATCCAATCTTATATCAACACTTATTTTGAT