Creobroter Audinet-Serville, 1839

Schwarz, Christian J. & Konopik, Oliver, 2014, An annotated checklist of the praYing mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife SanctuarY, Sarawak, Zootaxa 3797 (1), pp. 130-168 : 144-145

Creobroter Audinet-Serville, 1839

Harpax (Creobroter) Audinet-Serville, 1839

= Creoboter Stål, 1877

= Creobrotra Saussure, 1898

This is a taxonomically difficult genus in need of revision. Twenty-one species occur in S and SE Asia, four are currently listed for Borneo. First instar nymphs mimic reduviid bugs. Arboricolous, also on high weeds and scrubs, in forested and open habitats.

Creobroter urbanus ( Fabricius, 1775)

Mantis urbana Fabricius, 1775

Distribution. India, Myanmar, N Vietnam, S China, Sumatra, N Borneo, E Java, N Philippines ( Giglio-Tos 1927, Ehrmann 2002).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Kuching (SMSM), Limbang (SMSM).

Creobroter granulicollis Saussure, 1870

Distribution. NE Sumatra, W Java, Borneo ( Hebard 1920, Giglio-Tos 1927, Ehrmann 2002). Bornean records. Brunei: Kuala Belalong (OK in situ); Sabah: Maliau Basin (OK in situ), Danum Valley

( Helmkampf et al. 2007; CSUB), Poring Hot Springs ( Helmkampf et al. 2007).

Remarks. Lack of females leaves the identification with some uncertainty.

Creobroter episcopalis Stål, 1877

Creoboter episcopalis Stål, 1877

Distribution. Borneo ( Stål, 1877, Giglio-Tos 1927).

Sarawak: Baram River (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1898); Sabah: Labuan Island ( Hebard 1920). Remarks. Werner (1923) considers this species synonymous with C. granulicollis .

Creobroter labuanae Hebard, 1920

Distribution. N Borneo: Sabah: Labuan ( Hebard 1920), Mt. Kinabalu ( Beier 1942).