Omomantis zebrata Zebra mantis beautiful!

Zebra praying mantis, O. zebrata. South Africa (IGM-Nr. 176). According to Ehrmann this species occurs in the soutafrican provinces Cape Province, Natal and Transvaal, in Zimbabwe and Kenia. The huge gap between the southern area of distribution and Kenia strikes the eye. It is not clear whether no populations of Omomantis zebrata in the inner countries of this gap have been found, or it has been brought to Kenia by man. Appearance and sexual dimorphism Omomantis zebrata is a medium sized species of mantid. Both sexes reach up to 6 cm in bodysize, where males stay a little more slender. The species belongs to the "normal type" and shows no morphological peculiarities such as a vertex elongation or lobes. The base color can reach from a light to a deep and shiny green to a turquoise-green. The upper side of the femura and the dorsal side of the pronotum are colored in a reddish brown. The coloration of the wings is stands out, it shows a black patterns and two white dots on a green