Description
Prohierodula picta
Prohierodula picta (2nd instar) for sale
Prohierodula picta is a relatively easy Praying Mantis to keep and as such is perfect for a beginner keeping exotic invertebrates.
With super quick reactions during hunting, and aggressiveness to prey, Prohierodula picta really is a truly remarkable species of Praying Mantis to keep. It has a beautiful rusty/red appearance which in itself is quite stunning. However, if you are lucky enough to see its ‘threat’ pose then you will quickly realise why this is such a sought after species to keep.
Taxa Hierarchy:
subfamily: Mantinae
tribe: Polyspilotini
genus: Prohierodula Bolivar, 1908
species: Prohierodula picta Gerstaecker, 1883
urn: lsid:Mantodea.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:1605
- Ecology:
- Terrestrial.
- Specimen records are available.
- Citations (9):
- Gerstaecker. 1883. Mitt. naturw. Ver. Neu-Vorpomm. 14:88 >> Note: Polyspilota
- Karsch. 1894. Berl. ent. Z. 39:274 >> Note: Polyspilota
- Sjostedt. 1900. Bih. K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 25(6):13 >> Note: Hierodula
- Griffini. 1907. Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova 43:398 >> Note: of W. Africa
- Griffini. 1907. Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova 43:402 >> Note: Polyspilota
- Bolivar. 1908. Mems R. Soc. esp. Hist. nat. 1:461 >> Note: Prohierodula
- Giglio-Tos. 1927. Tierreich 50:403 >> Note: Prohierodula
- Beier. 1935. Genera Insect. 203:77 >> Note: Prohierodula
- Roy. 1972. La Revue “Biologia Gabonica” Fasc. 3-4:235 >> Note: in Gabon
- Type specimen information:
- Type locality:
- Kind of type: unspecified primary type
Reference: http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basi /Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1184310