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Sphodromantis
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<h2 id="species">Species</h2> <p>The following species are recognised in the genus <i>Sphodromantis</i>:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_abessinica/znGYxGsF">Sphodromantis abessinica</a></i> Sjöstedt, 1930</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_aethiopica/BdrXSRGP">Sphodromantis aethiopica</a></i> La Greca & Lombardo, 1987</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_annobonensis/1UCCGBgv">Sphodromantis annobonensis</a></i> Llorente, 1968</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_aurea/j7p26L5L">Sphodromantis aurea</a></i> Giglio-Tos, 1917 (Congo Green Mantis)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><i>Sphodromantis aureoides</i> Roy, 2010</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_baccettii/VcTuYQuX">Sphodromantis baccettii</a></i> La Greca & Lombardo, 1987 (Giant African Praying Mantis)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_balachowskyi/VJUqTJEK">Sphodromantis balachowskyi</a></i> La Greca, 1967 (African Mantis, African Praying Mantis)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_biocellata/DSVbqrS5">Sphodromantis biocellata</a></i> Werner, 1906</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_centralis/X3CM7Xug">Sphodromantis centralis</a></i> Rehn, 1914 (African Mantis, Central African Mantis)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_citernii/VuqpflbR">Sphodromantis citernii</a></i> Giglio-Tos, 1917</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_congica/gVQrUdXQ">Sphodromantis congica</a></i> Beier, 1931 (Congo Mantis)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_conspicua/sL5B0s1a">Sphodromantis conspicua</a></i> La Greca, 1967</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_elegans/clETGXdS">Sphodromantis elegans</a></i> Sjöstedt, 1930</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_elongata/K56QxMmn">Sphodromantis elongata</a></i> La Greca, 1969</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_fenestrata/ojwoTA6t">Sphodromantis fenestrata</a></i> Giglio-Tos, 1912</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_gastrica/Qmd0aYxW">Sphodromantis gastrica</a></i> Stal, 1858 (Common Green Mantis, African Mantis) <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_gestri/2zRs88Yy">Sphodromantis gestri</a></i> Giglio-Tos, 1912</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_giubana/5asj6B9x">Sphodromantis giubana</a></i> La Greca & Lombardo, 1987</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_gracilicollis/kttb8HNx">Sphodromantis gracilicollis</a></i> Beier, 1930</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_gracilis/yg5fNvXy">Sphodromantis gracilis</a></i> Lombardo, 1992</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_hyalina/qAHwxGGr">Sphodromantis hyalina</a></i> La Greca, 1955</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_kersteni/oFA7Q1wx">Sphodromantis kersteni</a></i> Gerstaecker, 1869</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_lagrecai/Qda69zqa">Sphodromantis lagrecai</a></i> Lombardo, 1990</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_lineola/m4JMK7VT">Sphodromantis lineola</a></i> Burmeister, 1838 (African Praying Mantis, African Mantis, Giant African Mantis, African Lined Mantis)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_obscura/EmXJczYg">Sphodromantis obscura</a></i> Beier & Hocking, 1965</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_pachinota/8jQEpfTq">Sphodromantis pachinota</a></i> La Greca & Lombardo, 1987</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_pardii/0Gg3FPtE">Sphodromantis pardii</a></i> La Greca & Lombardo, 1987</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_pavonina/2W1Nxezu">Sphodromantis pavonina</a></i> La Greca, 1956</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis pupillata</i> Bolivar, 1912</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_royi/v2VThau0">Sphodromantis royi</a></i> La Greca, 1967</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_rubrostigma/gCCrYzMA">Sphodromantis rubrostigma</a></i> Werner, 1916</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_rudolfae/aM5cBMRD">Sphodromantis rudolfae</a></i> Rehn, 1901</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis socotrana</i> (Roy, 2010)</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis splendida</i> Hebard, 1920</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis stigmosa</i> (Roy, 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_tenuidentata/bkEeKy5X">Sphodromantis tenuidentata</a></i> Lombardo, 1992</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sphodromantis_viridis/bH5Goy3B">Sphodromantis viridis</a></i> Forskål, 1775 (Giant African Mantis)</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis werneri</i> (Roy, 2010)</li></ul> <h2 id="as-pets">As pets</h2> <p>Due to their large size and vibrant coloration compared to other mantids, <i>Sphodromantis</i> <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> are very common in the pet trade.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> List of <i>Sphodromantis</i> <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> that have been bred and raised in captivity. </p> <ul><li><i>Sphodromantis aurea</i> (Congo Green Mantis)</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis baccettii</i> (Giant African Praying Mantis)</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis gastrica</i> (Common Green Mantis, African Mantis)</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis lineola</i> (African Praying Mantis, African Mantis, Giant African Mantis, African Lined Mantis)</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis viridis</i> (Giant African Mantis)</li> <li><i>Sphodromantis</i> sp. "Blue Flash" (An unknown <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of <i>Sphodromantis</i> that comes from the <a href="/facts/Congo_(area)/TGz9kK1Q">Congo</a> and are popular in the pet trade. They are also called Sphodromantis sp. "Congo Blue Flash", Congo Blue Flash or just Blue Flash.)</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_mantis_genera_and_species/r2otYGsb">List of mantis genera and species</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>African Mantis Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html" target="_blank">http://www.bugsdirectuk.com/mantis.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Trek Nature New Zealand <a href="http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Oceania/New_Zealand/photo135791.htm" target="_blank">http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Oceania/New_Zealand/photo135791.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>African Praying Mantis <a href="http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/african-mantis.html" target="_blank">http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/african-mantis.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html" target="_blank">http://freespace.virgin.net/noel.batten/sphodromantiscare.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Genus Sphodromantis Stal, 1871: Mantodea Species File". <a href="http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=424" target="_blank">http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=424</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Sphodromantis aurea (Congo Green Mantis) Care Sheet". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2012-08-13. <a href="https://archive.today/20130505102153/http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/mantis-care-sheets/3964-sphodromantis-aurea-congo-green-mantis-care-sheet.html" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130505102153/http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/mantis-care-sheets/3964-sphodromantis-aurea-congo-green-mantis-care-sheet.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>http://www.ship-expert.com/index.php?categoryID=122950&itemID=170741054354[permanent dead link] <a href="http://www.ship-expert.com/index.php?categoryID=122950&itemID=170741054354" target="_blank">http://www.ship-expert.com/index.php?categoryID=122950&itemID=170741054354</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Working with Biodiversity - A Natural History of Tioxide Archived 2010-09-03 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm" target="_blank">http://www.huntsman.com/pigments/biodiversity/umbogintwini-conservation.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Sphodromantis lineola (African Lined)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2012-08-13. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130609213545/http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/mantis-care-sheets/3918-sphodromantis-lineola-african-lined.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130609213545/http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/mantis-care-sheets/3918-sphodromantis-lineola-african-lined.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Keeping and Breeding the African Mantis Sphodromantis centralis <a href="http://www.pwbelg.clara.net/articles/page3.html" target="_blank">http://www.pwbelg.clara.net/articles/page3.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>