''Pseudocreobotra'' is a genus of

Sub-Saharan Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African co ...

flower mantis Flower mantises are praying mantis species that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey, but avoid predators as well. These insects have specific colorations and behaviors that ...

es. They are visually similar to ''

Creobroter ''Creobroter'' is a genus of flower mantises in the tribe Hymenopodini; species are concentrated in Asia. The name comes from the Greek kreo-', meaning "flesh") and ''broter''" meaning "eating", therefore, "flesh-eating", an apt name for a pred ...

'' species of Asia, but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent

deimatic display Deimatic behaviour or startle display means any pattern of bluffing behaviour in an animal that lacks strong defences, such as suddenly displaying conspicuous eyespots, to scare off or momentarily distract a predator, thus giving the prey anima ...

, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot. The species are easily reared in captivity.

Species

The species include: * '' Pseudocreobotra amarae'' Rehn, 1901 * '' Pseudocreobotra ocellata'' Beauvois, 1805 * '' Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi'' Stål, 1871

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10642875 Hymenopodidae Mantodea of Africa Mantodea genera Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure

Species

See also

References