Deroplatys
Genus of praying mantises
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Deroplatys is a genus of mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name of dead leaf mantis.[1]
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| Adult female Deroplatys desiccata photographed at Bristol Zoo in 2007 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Deroplatyidae |
| Subfamily: | Deroplatyinae |
| Tribe: | Deroplatyini |
| Genus: | Deroplatys Westwood (1839) |
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Species
The latest revision by Zhang, Jia-Zhi & Price, Benjamin lists 14 total species:[2]
- Deroplatys angustata (Westwood, 1845)
- Deroplatys desiccata (Westwood, 1839) - type species
- Deroplatys gorochovi (Anisyutkin, 1998)
- Deroplatys indica (Roy, 2007)
- Deroplatys kinabaluensis (Zhang & Price, 2024)
- Deroplatys lobata (Guérin-Méneville (1838)
- Deroplatys nebula (Zhang & Price, 2024)
- Deroplatys moultoni (Giglio-Tos, 1917)
- Deroplatys philippinica (Werner, 1922)
- Deroplatys rhombica (Brunner, 1897)
- Deroplatys sarawaca (Westwood, 1889)
- Deroplatys trigonodera (Westwood, 1889)
- Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)
- Deroplatys xuzhengfai (Zhang & Price, 2024)
Captivity
There are 4 Deroplatys species that are kept and bred in captivity (as exotic pets) and they are:
Additional images
Deroplatys xuzhengfai female specimen
Adult male Deroplatys lobata
Adult male Deroplatys lobata
Adult female Deroplatys lobata
Adult female Deroplatys lobata
Adult female Deroplatys lobata
Adult female Deroplatys lobata
Deroplatys lobata 4th instar nymphs female and male thorax. Male on the left and female on the right.
Adult female Deroplatys lobata
Dead adult female Deroplatys lobata
Dead adult male Deroplatys desiccata
