''Bolbena hottentotta'', common name hottentot mantis, is a
species of
praying mantis found in Angola, Kenya, and Namibia. It is a tiny mantis species in which
nymphs are only about long and adult females grow to only long. This species has recently been introduced to
cultivation but are still very rare and are raised by only a handful of breeders.
''Solygia sulcatifrons'' (20 cm) and ''Bolbena hottentotta'' (12 mm)
See also
* List of mantis genera and species
References
Bolbena
Mantodea of Africa
Insects described in 1908
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