Variegated Mantis Austrovates variegata Sjöstedt, 1918

Fauna Portal species: 5327

Order: Mantodea (Praying Mantises)

Family: Mantidae

Status

native

Linnean Syntype(s)

2 ♀

Natural History Museum, Stockholm

Australia

Western Australia

Noonkanbah

Australia

Northern Territory
Queensland
Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Publications

Milledge GA (1997): Revision of the tribe Archimantini (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 56: 1 - 63WEB

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 10 March 2026

Harry Butler Institute

N37985-1

unknown

24 April 2005

Western Australia

Barrow Island

COI

CATAAAGATATTGGAACCCTATACTTCATCTTTGGTGCTTGAGCAGGTATACTAGGAACATCCTTAAGAATTTTAATCCGAACTGAATTAGGTCAACCTGGTTCATTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATCTATAATGTTATTGTAACTGCTCACGCCTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGTAATTGACTTGTACCTCTTATATTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCCTCAATCTTACTTTTACTTATTAGAAGAACAGTAGAAAGAGGTGCAGGTACTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCACTCTCAGCAAGAATTGCTCATGCAGGACCTGCAGTAGATTTAACTATTTTTTCCCTTCACCTTGCAGGTATATCTAGAATTATAGGAGCAGTCAATTTTATTACAACTATAATTAATATAAAACCAATTTACATAAACCAAACTCAAGTTCCTCTTTTTGTATGATCCGTTGGTATTACAGCCCTACTTTTATTGCTTTCTCTTCCTGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACAATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAACCTTAATACCTCTTTTTTTGACCCTGCAGGGGGAGGTGATCCAATCCTTTATCAACACTTATTTTGATT

Harry Butler Institute

N25793-1

♂

11 March 2021

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Butler Park

quarantine hand collect

COI

Harry Butler Institute

N16636-1

♀

21 December 2019

Western Australia

Barrow Island, BWI Airport

day hand collection

COI

CATAAAGATATTGGAACCCTATACTTCATCTTTGGTGCTTGAGCAGGTATACTAGGAACATCCTTAAGAATTTTAATCCGAACTGAATTAGGTCAACCTGGTTCATTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATCTATAATGTTATTGTAACTGCTCACGCCTTTATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGGTTTGGTAATTGACTTGTACCTCTTATATTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCCCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCTCCCTCAATCTTACTTTTACTTATTAGAAGAACAGTAGAAAGAGGTGCAGGTACTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCACTCTCAGCAAGAATTGCTCATGCAGGACCTGCAGTAGATTTAACTATTTTTTCCCTTCACCTTGCAGGTATATCTAGAATTATAGGAGCAGTCAATTTTATTACAACTATAATTAATATAAAACCAATTTACATAAACCAAACTCAAGTTCCTCTTTTTGTATGATCCGTTGGTATTACAGCCCTACTTTTATTGCTTTCTCTTCCTGTTCTTGCAGGAGCAATTACAATACTTTTAACAGATCGAAACCTTAATACCTCTTTTTTTGACCCTGCAGGGGGAGGTGATCCAATCCTTTATCAACACTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

Harry Butler Institute

N19184-1

1 juv.

19 September 2020

Western Australia

Barrow Island, HDD (Horizontal Direct Drill) Site

night hand collection

COI

Harry Butler Institute

N18160-1

1 juv.

6 May 2006

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Old Airport

COI