Revision of the Genera Sphodropoda, Trachymantis and Zopheromantis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae) Author Milledge, G. A. text Records of the Australian Museum 2005 57 191 210 journal article 2201-4349 Sphodropoda lepida n.sp. Figs. 20–23 , 43 Material examined . HOLOTYPE 3, Uluru campsite, Horn Centenary Expedition , 25°23'10"S 131°00'46"E , Northern Territory , 25 Mar 1995 , G. Milledge ( NMV ) . PARATYPES (733): 13, Ayers Rock , Northern Territory , 16 Feb 1967 , M.S. Upton ; 633, 56 km W of Amata , Musgrave Ranges , 26°09'S 130°35'E , South Australia , 20–21 Jan 1982 , D.C.F. & B.G.F. Rentz & R. Honeycutt (all ANIC ) . Diagnosis . This species can be distinguished by the lack of markings on the inner face of the fore coxa ( Fig. 22 ), the banded tegmina ( Fig. 20 ) and the form of the male genitalia ( Fig. 23 ). Description . Male only, female unknown. Medium sized species. Body colour partly green and partly purplish brown. Head ( Fig. 21 ) purplish brown; narrower than other species in the genus, ridge on frontal shield without blunt point at apex. Prothorax purplish brown, paler at margins; with a few scattered tubercles on dorsal surface; lateral margin finely denticulate. Fore legs green; inner face of coxa without markings ( Fig. 22 ), anterior margin with 7 denticles; inner face of fore femur with three small dark spots at base of spines; inner face of all tarsal segments black. Mid and hind legs green. Wings about as long as abdomen; dorsal and ventral surface of costal area of tegmen purplish, hyaline; hind wing with costal and discoidal area greenish, anal hyaline. Abdomen with median black spot on proximal margin of ventral sclerites 2–5. Male genitalia ( Fig. 23 ) with short, broad apr ; pa with smooth, pointed anterior projection, shagreened posteriorly with pointed lateral and blunt dorsal projections; apr with anterior projection moderately elongate, posterior one extremely short. Figs. 20–23. Sphodropoda lepida , male. (20) Dorsal view; (21) head, anterior view; (22) fore leg, internal view; (23) genitalia, dorsal view. Scales = 2 mm. Figs. 24–25. Trachymantis obesa . Immature stages . Immature stages and ootheca unknown. Distribution and habits . At present, only known from central Australia ( Fig. 43 ). Habits unknown but likely to be similar to other members of the genus.