Sphodropoda viridis Tindale 1923
Creators: name: Milledge, G. A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Mantodea
Mantidae
Sphodropoda
Sphodropoda viridis

description: <i>Sphodropoda viridis</i> Tindale Figs. 18–19, 36–38, 44 <i>Sphodropoda viridis</i> Tindale, 1923: 446. <b>Material examined</b>. Holotype male, Mount Painter, Flinders Range, South Australia, H.G. Stokes, I 14061 (SAM).— QUEENSLAND. 23, 27 km SE of Cunnamulla, 27 Mar 1972, R.C. Lewis (ANIC). 13, Gilbert River, 27 Mar 1990, J. Hasenpusch. 23, Georgetown, 13 &amp; 14 Apr 1991, G. Milledge (all NMV). 1&amp;female;, Cunnamulla, H. Hardcastle (SAM).— NEW SOUTH WALES. 13, 1&amp;female;, Trangie, 21 Apr 1956, L.J. Chinnick (ANIC).— NORTHERN TERRITORY. 1&amp;female;, Barrow Creek Tel.Sta., 20 Mar 1955, K.H.L. Key. 53, Clay Pan Well, 38 km NW of Tanami, 12 Apr 1963, L.J. Chinnick. 1&amp;female;, 7 km SW of Coolibah HS, 15°34'S 130°54'E, 6 Jul 1968, M. Mendum (all ANIC). 13, Tourist Camp site, Ormiston Gorge National Park, Horn Centenary Expedition, 23°38'03"S 132°43'23"E, 10 Mar 1995, P.Swinkels (NMV).— SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 13, Mt. Painter, Flinders Range, H.G. Stokes (SAM).— VICTORIA. 1&amp;female;, Mildura Gun Club, 27 Mar 1990, P. Robertson (NMV).— WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 13, 17 km NE of Cane River HS, 21°56'S 115°39'E, 27 Apr 1971, Key, Upton &amp; Mitchell. 13, 3 km NNW of Mandora HS, SSW of Broome, 17 Apr 1963, L.J. Chinnick. 13, 1 km N of Millstream HS, 21°35'S 117°04'E, 15 Apr 1971, Upton &amp; Mitchell. 13, 1&amp;female;, 43 km NW of Wittenoom, 22 Apr 1963, L.J. Chinnick. 1&amp;female;, 5 km N of Wittenoom, 21 Apr 1963, L.J. Chinnick. 1&amp;female;, 48 km ESE of Wittenoom, 25 Apr 1963, L.J. Chinnick (all ANIC). 13, Hancock Gorge, 15 km S of Wittenoom, 15 May 1980, G. Marney &amp; P. Duncan. 1&amp;female;, Minilya. 1&amp;female;, 2.5 km E of Marandoo Camp, 22°38'S 118°06'E, 5–19 May 1980, T.F. Houston (all WAM). <b>Diagnosis</b>. This species can be distinguished by the uniform green colouration, lack of markings on the inner face of the fore coxa (Fig. 37) and the form of the male genitalia (Fig. 38). <b>Description</b>. Body (Figs. 18–19) medium to rather large. Colour uniform green. Ridge on frontal shield with blunt point at apex. Prothorax with a few scattered tubercles on dorsal surface, more so in female; lateral margin finely denticulate. Fore leg (Fig. 37) with inner face of coxa without markings, anterior margin with 7–10 denticles; inner face of femur with two small dark spots at base of spines; inner face of all tarsal segments black. Wings of male longer than abdomen, those of female as long as or longer than abdomen; ventral surface of costal area of tegmen reddish; discoidal area completely opaque in female, only partly so in male; hind wing with costal and discoidal area yellowish, anal area mostly hyaline.Abdomen with median black spot on proximal margin of ventral sclerites 2–5. Male genitalia (Fig. 38) <i>apr</i> of moderate length; <i>pa</i> with smooth, pointed elongate anterior projection, shagreened and blunt posteriorly; distal projections of <i>dpr</i> short and broad, one directed anterolaterally, the other posterodorsally. <b>Measurements</b> (mm). Body length, 3 48–64, &amp;female; 44–60. Pronotum length, 3 12–18, &amp;female; 14–19. Pronotum width, 3 3.5–6, &amp;female; 5–6.5. Fore coxa length, 3 9–11, &amp;female; 9–12.5. Fore femur length, 3 9–12, &amp;female; 10–14. Hind femur length, 3 8– 12, &amp;female; 9–12. Hind tibia length, 3 8.5–14, &amp;female; 11–14. Tegmen length, 3 36–47, &amp;female; 30–40. <b>Immature stages</b>. Immature stages and ootheca unknown. <b>Distribution and habits</b>. Found across the drier parts of the continent (Fig. 44). This species displays cryptic behaviour similar to that described for <i>S. tristis</i> and <i>S. quinquedens</i>.
description: Published as part of <i>Milledge, G. A., 2005, Revision of the Genera Sphodropoda, Trachymantis and Zopheromantis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae), pp. 191-210 in Records of the Australian Museum 57</i> on page 199
description: {"references": ["Tindale, N., 1923. Review of Australian Mantidae. Records of the South Australian Museum 2: 425 - 457."]}