Theopropus sinecus Yang, 1999

Wu, Chao & Liu, Chun-Xiang, 2021, Notes on the genus Theopropus Saussure (Mantodea, Hymenopodidae) from China, with description of a new species from the Himalayas, ZooKeys 1049, pp. 163-182 : 163

Theopropus sinecus Yang, 1999

Theopropus sinecus Yang, 1999: 28; T. elegans Zhu et al. 2012: 52-55.

Comments.

Theopropus sinecus Yang is widely distributed in South China. Its types were collected from Guangxi Province. Specimens from the mainland and Hainan Island have similar body features and were mated to produce fertile offspring in our own breeding facilities, but they clearly differ by body color and spots’ characteristics in the forewings. Therefore, we consider specimens from Hainan Island as a new subspecies for T. sinecus Yang.