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. Dead Leaf Praying Mantis
Species The latest revision by Zhang, Jia-Zhi & Price, Benjamin lists 14 total species:
Deroplatys angustata (Westwood, 1845) Deroplatys desiccata (Westwood, 1839) - type species Deroplatys gorochovi (Anisyutkin, 1998) Deroplatys indica (Roy, 2007) Deroplatys kinabaluensis (Zhang & Price, 2024) Deroplatys lobata (Guérin-Méneville (1838) Deroplatys nebula (Zhang & Price, 2024) Deroplatys moultoni (Giglio-Tos, 1917) Deroplatys philippinica (Werner, 1922) Deroplatys rhombica (Brunner, 1897) Deroplatys sarawaca (Westwood, 1889) Deroplatys trigonodera (Westwood, 1889) Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) Deroplatys xuzhengfai (Zhang & Price, 2024)
Captivity There are 5 Deroplatys species that are kept and bred in captivity (as exotic pets) and they are: Deroplatys desiccata Deroplatys lobata Deroplatys truncata Deroplatys gorochovi Deroplatys trigonodera
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See also List of mantis genera and species
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