Aethalochroa is a genus of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae.[1][2] It occurs in South and Southeast Asia.[2][3]
Species
There are six recognized species listed in secondary sources:[1][3]
- Aethalochroa affinis Wood-Mason, 1889
- Aethalochroa ashmoliana (Westwood, 1842) (Iranian stick mantis)
- Aethalochroa indica Giglio-Tos, 1914
- Aethalochroa insignis Wood-Mason, 1878 (Indian stick mantis)
- Aethalochroa simplicipes Wood-Mason, 1878
- Aethalochroa spinipes Wood-Mason, 1889
The revision by Schwarz and Unnahachote (2025) recognizes the following taxa within Aethalochroa, including Oestomantis as a subgenus rather than a distinct genus:[2]
Subgenus Aethalochroa Wood-Mason, 1877
- Aethalochroa affinis Wood-Mason, 1889
- Aethalochroa afghana Anisyutkin, 2008
- Aethalochroa ashmoliana (Westwood, 1842)
- Aethalochroa insignis Wood-Mason, 1878
- Aethalochroa kaltenbachi Schwarz & Unnahachote, 2025
- Aethalochroa simplicipes Wood-Mason, 1878
- Aethalochroa spinipes Wood-Mason, 1889
Subgenus Oestomantis Giglio-Tos, 1914
- Aethalochroa bacillaris (Giglio-Tos, 1914)
See also
References
- ^ a b c “Aethalochroa Wood-Mason, 1877″. Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Schwarz, Christian J.; Unnahachote, Thornthan (2025). “A new species of Aethalochroa Wood-Mason, 1877 (Mantodea: Toxoderidae) from mainland SE Asia, with a reassessment of Oestomantis Giglio-Tos, 1914″. Annales de la Société entomologique de France. New Series: 1–15. doi:10.1080/00379271.2025.2486825.
- ^ a b “Aethalochroa Wood-Mason, 1877″. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 May 2025.