Metallyticus Westwood, 1835

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Metallyticus Westwood, 1835

= Metalleutica Burmeister, 1838

Members of this lineage are bark-dwellers. Five species occur in Borneo.

Metallyticus splendidus Westwood, 1835 §

= M. splendidus var. viridi-auratus Westwood, 1889

Distribution. S India, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Pulau Pinang, Pulau Sinkep, Java, Borneo, Maluku Islands ( Ehrmann 2002, Wieland 2008).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Kuching ( Wieland 2008; SMSM), Limbang (SMSM), Mt. Matang (SMSM); Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu ( Wieland 2008); Kalimantan: Pontianac ( Wieland 2008), Poeloe Island (SMNK, specimen listed as M. violaceus in Wieland 2008).

Metallyticus violaceus ( Burmeister, 1838)

Metalleutica violacea Burmeister, 1838

= Metalleutica vitripennis Burmeister, 1838

= Mantis chalybea Audinet-Serville, 1839

= Metallyticus splendidus var. purpureus Westwood, 1889

Distribution. India (Kerala), Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Pulau Sinkep, Java, Borneo, Mindanao (Werner 1922, 1923, Ehrmann 2002, Wieland 2008).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Baram River (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1898, Wieland 2008); Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu ( Wieland 2008); Kalimantan: Mahakkam River ( Wieland 2008).

Metallyticus semiaeneus Westwood, 1889

Distribution. Sarawak ( Shelford 1903, Wieland 2008).

Bornean localities. Sarawak: Kuching (SMSM), Mt. Matang (SMSM).

Metallyticus fallax Giglio-Tos, 1917

Distribution. Sumatra, Borneo (Giglio-Tos 1917, Wieland 2008).

Metallyticus pallipes Giglio-Tos, 1917

Distribution. Borneo (Giglio-Tos 1917).

Remarks. somewhat enigmatic species, no data available since original description.

Fam. Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 1