This is an incomplete list of
mantids
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species '' Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many referen ...
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stick insects found in Australia.
Common species
* Titan stick insect, ''
Acrophylla titan''
* Tesselated phasmid, ''
Anchiale austrotessulata''
* Large brown mantis, ''
Archimantis latistyla''
* Monster mantis, ''
Archimantis monstrosa''
* Spur legged phasmid, ''
Didymuria violescens''
* Goliath stick insect, ''
Eurycnema goliath
''Eurycnema goliath'', commonly known as the goliath stick insect, or the regal stick insect, is a large species of stick insect in the family Phasmatidae, endemic to Australia and considered one of the largest species of stick insects in the cou ...
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* Darwin stick insect, ''
Eurycnema osiris
''Eurycnema'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and tribe Phasmatini. Species have a known distribution from Australasia
Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the ...
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* Crowned stick insect, ''
Onchestus rentzi''
* Garden mantis, ''
Orthodera ministralis
''Orthodera ministralis'', common name garden mantis or Australian green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Australia.
Description
They have a green body with their thorax being broader than their head and abdomen. Inside of their fron ...
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* Pink winged phasma, ''
Podocanthus typhon
The pink-winged phasma (''Podacanthus typhon'') is a species of stick insect that is endemic to Australia.
Range
This species is endemic to Australia where it is found along the South-East coast in the Murray-Darling basin, New South Wales.
Id ...
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* False garden mantis, ''
Pseudomantis albofimbriata
The false garden mantis (''Pseudomantis albofimbriata'') is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. It is one of the most common species of mantis in Australia. Females reach 70 mm while males reach 50 mm.
Identification/ ...
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* Burying mantis, ''
Sphodropoda tristis
The burying mantis (''Sphodropoda tristis'') is a species of mantis native to Australia. They are grey/brown or green, frequently with mottled patterning on the wings, and a have distinctive pale tubercles on the forelegs. Both sexes can reach l ...
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* Purple-winged mantis, ''
Tenodera australasiae
''Tenodera australasiae'', the purple-winged mantis, is species of praying mantis. Found in Australia, it is common in most parts of Brisbane (QLD). Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogeneti ...
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* Children's stick insect, ''
Tropidoderus childrenii
''Tropidoderus childrenii'', the Children's stick insect, was first described in 1833 by Gray.
Description
These relatively large stick insects generally measure about in length and are native to Eastern Australia.
Generally, the female insect ...
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References
*{{cite web, url=http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/group.cfm?Group_ID=18 , title=Stick insects and praying mantids - Phasmatodea and Mantodea , work=FaunaBase , publisher=
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest museum in Australia,Design 5, 2016, p.1 and the fifth oldest natural history museum in the ...
, accessdate=9 October 2008 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721005613/http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/group.cfm?Group_ID=18 , archivedate=21 July 2008
External links
*Chew, Peter
''Brisbane Insects and Spiders''
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