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:
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