Main features used for the identification of S. viridis. A. Pronotum with well-marked supracoxal dilatation. B. Head with rounded eyes and a tubercle near the base of antennae. C. Robust fore legs with coxal spines with yellowish plates. D. Bright white stigma on the tegminae. Photos by Alessio De Martino.

 
 
  Part of: Fasano A, De Martino A (2023) Alien mantids in a tropical paradise: First record of the giant mantis Sphodromantis viridis (Insecta, Mantodea) for the Canary Islands (Spain). Journal of Orthoptera Research 32(2): 143-147. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.32.96183