Burying mantis explained

The burying mantis (Sphodropoda tristis) is a species of mantis native to Australia.^[1] They are grey/brown or green, frequently with mottled patterning on the wings, and a have distinctive pale tubercles on the forelegs.^[2] Both sexes can reach lengths of up to 70 mm long. Their common name comes from the behaviour of females, which infrequently bury their oothecae underground.

See also

• Mantodea of Oceania
• List of mantis genera and species

Notes and References

1. Web site: species Sphodropoda tristis Saussure, 1871: Mantodea Species File. 2021-03-07. mantodea.speciesfile.org.
2. Milledge . Graham . 2005 . Revision of the Genera Sphodropoda, Trachymantis and Zopheromantis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae) . Records of the Australian Museum . 57 . 2 . 191–210. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1442 .