Ceratocrania Westwood, 1889

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 : 143-144

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6144198
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scientific name	Ceratocrania Westwood, 1889
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A monotypic Sundaian genus related to Phyllothelys . Arboricolous, prefers old-growth forests.

Ceratocrania macra Westwood, 1889 §

Ceratocrania macra Westwood, 1889

= Phyllothelys malayae Wood-Mason, 1889 Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo ( Wood-Mason 1889a, Giglio-Tos 1927, Werner 1933, Ehrmann 2002, Ehrmann & Roy 2009).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Lanjak Entimau (5 m, CSUB/SFDC), Mt. Dulit ( Beier 1937); Brunei: Kuala Belalong (OK in situ); Sabah: Poring Hot Springs ( Helmkampf et al. 2007); Kalimantan: Sambas (Werner 1922), Boven Mahakkam (Werner 1922).

Remarks. Widely distributed, but not very abundant. Males are readily attracted by lights. This species has also been recorded from Mt. Serapi (Windisch, pers. comm.)

Subfam. Hymenopodinae Giglio-Tos, 1915 1