could you please Id my mantis

[mejiggery]

i first thought Gonodactylellus viridis but the more i look at pictures I seem to think i'm wrong

first picture is terrible i know. but its the only one ive got of the whole body.

 

[Gonodactylus]

Gonodactylellus viridis is quite color polymorphic and the the telsons show some difference with age and sex. Whe I first looked at the photos without reading anything about it, I guessed G. viridis. WIthout seeing a better shot of the telson, I will stay with that id. The key is the reddish pigment anterior and posterior to the white meral spot.

Roy

 

[mejiggery]

thankyou very much
Although hes very brave at the enterence to his hole, its just like a dart in the tank so i had to make do with these pictures, the one of the whole body was taken when I first removed him from the main tank before I realised what a little character he was.
I know I keep calling it a he lol dont have a clue really.

 

[Gonodactylus]

WIthout seeing the genitalia, I can't be sure what sex it is, but given the development of the telson, I would say the odds are better than 50/50 that you have a male.

Roy

 

[mejiggery]

O right cool thankyou. you sure know your stuff

 

[goblinsharkman]

well he is like the world's expert on stomatopods

 

[mejiggery]

yes but there are experts and just damn god like rofl