Provisional Checklist of Mantodea of Brackenridge Field Laboratory
Prepared by R.W. Patrock (6 November 1988)

Mantodea (Mantids)

Mantidae

Amelinae
Yersiniops solitarium (Scudder) Horned ground mantis
Litaneutra minor (Scudder) Minor ground mantis
Oligonicinae
Iris oratoria (Linneaus) Mediterranean mantis
Oligonicella scudderi (Saussure) Scudder's Mantid
Mantinae
Stagmomantis carolina (Johannson) Carolina mantid

Parasites of Stagmomantis carolina found at BFL or Austin are:
Hymenoptera
Torymidae - Podagrion mantis Ashmead - Egg parasite
Eupelmidae - Eupelmus coccidis Girault - Egg parasite
Anastatus reduvii (Howard) - Egg parasite
Diptera
Chloropidae - Pseudogaurax sigmata (Lw.) - Egg parasite
Sarcophagidae - Sarcophaga austinana - Adult parasite

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