An annotated checklist of the praYing mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife SanctuarY, Sarawak Author Schwarz, Christian J. Author Konopik, Oliver text Zootaxa 2014 3797 1 130 168 journal article 45729 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12 d1c70a25-3111-4b09-bd7c-c7594b670557 1175-5326 226038 D507E561-0EB7-486F-9D04-CCD432B2BF8E Creobroter Audinet-Serville, 1839 Harpax (Creobroter) Audinet-Serville, 1839 = Creoboter Stål, 1877 = Creobrotra Saussure, 1898 This is a taxonomically difficult genus in need of revision. Twenty-one species occur in S and SE Asia, four are currently listed for Borneo. First instar nymphs mimic reduviid bugs. Arboricolous, also on high weeds and scrubs, in forested and open habitats. Creobroter urbanus ( Fabricius, 1775 ) Mantis urbana Fabricius, 1775 Distribution. India , Myanmar , N Vietnam , S China , Sumatra, N Borneo, E Java, N Philippines ( Giglio-Tos 1927 , Ehrmann 2002 ). Bornean records. Sarawak : Kuching (SMSM), Limbang (SMSM). Creobroter granulicollis Saussure, 1870 Distribution. NE Sumatra, W Java, Borneo ( Hebard 1920 , Giglio-Tos 1927 , Ehrmann 2002 ). Bornean records. Brunei : Kuala Belalong (OK in situ ); Sabah: Maliau Basin (OK in situ ), Danum Valley ( Helmkampf et al . 2007 ; CSUB), Poring Hot Springs ( Helmkampf et al . 2007 ). Remarks. Lack of females leaves the identification with some uncertainty. Creobroter episcopalis Stål, 1877 Creoboter episcopalis Stål, 1877 Distribution. Borneo ( Stål, 1877 , Giglio-Tos 1927 ). Sarawak : Baram River (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1898); Sabah: Labuan Island ( Hebard 1920 ). Remarks. Werner (1923) considers this species synonymous with C. granulicollis . Creobroter labuanae Hebard, 1920 Distribution. N Borneo: Sabah: Labuan ( Hebard 1920 ), Mt. Kinabalu ( Beier 1942 ).