Deroplatys

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.

Species

The latest revision by Zhang, Jia-Zhi & Price, Benjamin lists 14 total species:

• Deroplatys angustata <small>(Westwood, 1845)</small>
• Deroplatys desiccata <small>(Westwood, 1839)</small> - type species
• Deroplatys gorochovi <small>(Anisyutkin, 1998)</small>
• Deroplatys indica <small>(Roy, 2007)</small>
• Deroplatys kinabaluensis <small>(Zhang & Price, 2024)</small>
• Deroplatys lobata <small>(Guérin-Méneville (1838)</small>
• Deroplatys nebula <small>(Zhang & Price, 2024)</small>
• Deroplatys moultoni <small>(Giglio-Tos, 1917)</small>
• Deroplatys philippinica <small>(Werner, 1922)</small>
• Deroplatys rhombica <small>(Brunner, 1897)</small>
• Deroplatys sarawaca <small>(Westwood, 1889)</small>
• Deroplatys trigonodera <small>(Westwood, 1889)</small>
• Deroplatys truncata <small>(Guerin-Meneville, 1843)</small>
• Deroplatys xuzhengfai <small>(Zhang & Price, 2024)</small>

Captivity

There are 4 Deroplatys species that are kept and bred in captivity (as exotic pets) and they are:

• Deroplatys lobata
• Deroplatys desiccata
• Deroplatys truncata
• Deroplatys trigonodera

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See also

• List of mantis genera and species

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