Phasmomantella Explained

Phasmomantella^[1] is a genus of praying mantids placed in the tribe Euchomenellini and family Deroplatyidae. The two known species appear to be endemic to Vietnam.^[2]

Species

The Mantodea Species File^[2] lists:

• Phasmomantella pallida (Roy, 2001) - reassigned from Euchomenella (Nha Trang, Vietnam)
• Phasmomantella nuichuana Vermeersch, 2018 – type species (Núi Chúa National Park, Vietnam)

Notes and References

1. Vermeersch XHC (2018) Phasmomantella gen. nov., a spectacular new genus of praying mantis from southern Central Vietnam (Mantodea, Mantidae, Deroplatyinae, Euchomenellini). European Journal of Taxonomy 442: 1–17.
2. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1238803 Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 2 September 2019)