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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)
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Mottled Mantid - Stagmomantis californica - female
Copyright © 2014 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Mottled Mantid - Stagmomantis californica - Female
Kane Springs Rd, Meadow Valley Mountains, N of Moapa, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
September 2, 2014
I'm not sure what kind of mantid this is, it has an unusal coloration. The top of it's mid abdomen seemed to be torn open - would that be from laying the eggs? Thank you.

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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 20 October, 2014 - 4:10pm
Last updated 22 April, 2018 - 11:40pm

Moved
Moved from Stagmomantis.
… metrioptera, 22 April, 2018 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

Stagmomantis californica
Stagmomantis [californica] wheelerii, female

“Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada”
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
… Kris Anderson, 22 April, 2018 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

Stagmomantis
This is an adult female of the genus Stagmomantis. She looks like a specimen of S. carolina. Those aren't known to be found that far west, but with today's mobile economy, anything is possible.

I don't believe the abdominal deformity is the result of egg laying.. It may be from an encounter with a predator or even some type of pathogen. If you look closely at the prothorax near the head you will see abberations as well.
… John Stanard, 20 October, 2014 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

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