Kongobatha Hebard, 1920

Connors, Matthew G., 2023, Studies in Australian Mantodea: New synonyms, notes on distributions, and an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5239 (4), pp. 477-499 : 478

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scientific name	Kongobatha Hebard, 1920
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Kongobatha diademata Hebard, 1920

Of note is that several specimens of this species have now appeared in Melbourne, Victoria. Whether these represent a small adventive population or simply unrelated accidental translocations is yet to be determined, however the presence of oothecae and multiple life stages strongly suggests the former ( Li 2020).

References

Hebard, M. (1920) Studies in Malayan, Papuan, and Australian Mantidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 71, 14 - 82.

Li, M. (2020) Snake Mantis (Kongobatha diademata) from Magnet House, Melbourne VIC 3004 ekflfi on 13 July 2019 by chenhanlin.?. iNaturalist. Available from: https: // www. inaturalist. org / observations / 37983820 / (accessed 14 July 2022)