Catalogue of Dictyoptera from Syria and neighbouring countries (Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan) Author Caesar, Maram Author Roy, Roger Author Legendre, Frederic Author Grandcolas, Philippe Author Pellens, Roseli text Zootaxa 2015 3948 1 71 92 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3948.1.5 bcbb25d8-e14a-4386-9695-1f155d5062f6 1175-5326 288372 7BC94949-F2CE-4DA7-AA27-76CEF9047B5F Family: Mantidae Armene robusta Mistshenko, 1956 Armene robusta Mistshenko, 1956 : 652 ; Ehrmann, 2011 : 6 . Geographical records: Turkey . General distribution: Turkey , Afghanistan , Tadschikistan . Type series: Holotype male ZIN. Type locality: Tadschikistan . Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878: 88; Demirsoy, 1979 : 262 ; Ehrmann, 2011 : 17 . Geographical records: Turkey . General distribution: Afghanistan , Iran , Kaukasus, Turkestan, Turkey . Type series: Holotype female NHMW?. Type locality: Iran-N: Astrubad. Mantis religiosa religiosa ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) Gryllus (Mantis) religiosus Linnaeus, 1758 : 426 . Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1767 : 690 ; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997 : 108 ; Ehrmann, 2002 : 216 ; 2011: 19; Otte & Spearman, 2005 : 186 ; Battiston et al ., 2010 : 120 . Geographical records: Syria , Turkey . General distribution: Africa, Western Asia, Europa, North-America (Introduced). Type series: Holotype UZIU. Type locality: North Africa. Sphodromantis trimacula ( Saussure, 1870 ) Hierodula trimacula Saussure, 1870 : 233 ; Ehrmann, 2002 : 324 ; Otte & Spearman, 2005 : 262 . Hierodula ( Sphodromantis ) arabica Wood-Mason, 1882 : 29 . Sphodromantis trimacula Kirby, 1904 : 244 . Geographical records: Iraq . General distribution: Egypt , Iraq , Iran , Saudi-Arabia , Oman : Muscat , Yemen . Type series: Holotype female MHNG. Type locality: “ Sina ”. Sphodromantis viridis viridis ( Forskål, 1775 ) Gryllus viridis Forskål, 1775 : 81 ; Audouin, 1827 : 192 . Sphodromantis viridis viridis ; Ehrmann, 2002 : 325 ; 2011: 27–28; Otte & Spearman, 2005 : 275 ; Battiston et al ., 2010 : 160 . Mantis bioculata Burmeister, 1838 : 537 . Sphodromantis bioculata : Rehn, 1903 : 708 . Hierodula ( Sphodromantis ) viridis : Krauss, 1909 : 112 ; Beier, 1935 : 87 . Hierodula viridis Ramme, 1951 : 416 ; Demirsoy, 1979 : 261 –262; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997 : 105 . Geographical records: Syria , Turkey . General distribution: from Algeria to Syria . Type series: Syntype 3 males , 6 females ZMHB , (Synonym: ( St . v .) female NHMB ). Type locality: Egypt : Alexandria.