Dark Mantis Paraoxypilus atra (Giglio-Tos, 1913)
Fauna Portal species: 14611
Paraoxypilus atra female, lateral (HBI N29219-4; ca. 8 km NE. of Hamersley Gorge, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 13349Diagnosis
(after Milledge 2024): Paraoxypilus atra can be separated from other species in the genus by the absence of distinct par-ocular spines, rounded vertical apophyses, reduced spination of the pronotal margin and distinct colour pattern on the inner face of the foreleg. From P. kimberleyensis it can be distinguished by the lack of a distinct spine on the pronotal margin above the coxal insertion.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Western Australia
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Publications
(2024): Review of the genera Glabromantis, Paraoxypilus, and Phthersigena (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae). Records of the Australian Museum. 76: 69 - 103DOI